NYC Real Estate internships
Over the last three weeks I have applied to 20+ real estate/private equity/finance firms in New York city (Manhattan) for summer internship opportunities. I genuinely think my resume is objectively impressive and I have more applicable experience than almost any person I know at my age (including double major of real estate and economics with 3.83 GPA from the second best real estate school in the country). My cover letter is satisfactory from my perspective as well and mainly focuses on how I can be of assistance to their company. However, I have yet to hear back from any of them.  Is it really THAT competitive to where i haven't received ANY follow ups from employers. The qualifications they have listed are usually just basic requirements like "Majoring in Real Estate/Finance/or other relevant major" and "GPA above 3.2" and "interest in learning about Financial Modeling." I have worked at a property valuation consulting firm for over a year, started my own real estate valuation and advisory company, received a $11,000 academic scholarship, and am VP of my campus marketing club and am only 20 years old...that is why I'm confused about the lack of responses. Do I just sound full of myself and that is why I am not receiving follow ups? Or am I literally not good enough for the positions? Do you guys have any insight on the amount of applicants I am up against? Because I don't. Hundreds? Thousands? Thank you for your replies. 

P.S. If you're interested in seeing my resume/cover letter and providing feedback I would appreciate it so fucking much.
[{"id": "dfsv5rj", "text": "Sounds like you have a really impressive resume - perhaps it's the way you present it or some other facet of your cover letter? ", "replies": [{"id": "dfsvct4", "text": "do you mind taking a look at them and providing me with your initial thoughts? I'd really value a different perspective ", "replies": [{"id": "dfsvewb", "text": "Yeah sure - warning I'm just an incoming intern with no real experience. ", "replies": [{"id": "dfsvhxl", "text": "Okay, thank you. Can you dm me your email?", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dft5lf1", "text": "Send it to me and I'll take a peek. My guess is that a lot of people are just hiring they're buddies kids as interns or from their alma mater. Probably nothing to do with your resume or abilities and everything to do with your networking efforts. Sadly it is getting late in the game to tie down internships. ", "replies": [{"id": "dftkvou", "text": "I think you're probably right, network is the best source of leads and cold applying appears to be a low probability option in this industry. But thank you, I'll send it your way. Can you DM me your email?", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dft7xx8", "text": "PM me your email. I may be able to help.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dfu9zzm", "text": "I'll take a look at your CV &amp; CL if you want another set of eyes on it. ", "replies": [{"id": "dfuboxb", "text": "Awesome, I really appreciate it. Can you dm me your email?", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dfuh41t", "text": "Is your school an Ivy League school? My company was hiring a summer intern for the New York office and the 3 finalists were from Columbia (2) and Harvard.", "replies": [{"id": "dfuhl0s", "text": "My school is not an Ivy League, it's the University of Wisconsin-Madison (consistently ranked #1 or #2 for real estate in the nation, including Ivy Leagues).  Do you mind mentioning/Direct messaging me what company you work for? And/or how many people applied if you know that info? I'm interested to see if I applied there.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dfuki1w", "text": "Well you're pretty far behind the hiring curve. If you're going PE a lot of them have already made summer intern hires. If I recall I got my internship offer last summer around late feb/early march. Now it's also possible you need more of a foot in the door (nepotism is key), but with a decent resume you should at least be getting phone interviews. I had an internship at a developer my summer when I was a sophomore and then next year got interviews with Rialto in NY, valuation firms in ATL, but ended up interning with a large bank in Tampa instead due to me living in the area.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dfuxn1b", "text": "Your list of accomplishments are impressive!\n\nIt may be things out of your control that's stopping you from getting an internship. For example, it's pretty late to the game to get an internship but it is still possible. Another things is employers may prefer a person who lives in NYC as well. \n\nI'd say keep applying because applying to jobs is really a numbers game.\n\nIf your interested in internet based research real estate internship I think I can help you. I had an offer for a position but i declined it so it may still be open.", "replies": [{"id": "dfx2gq9", "text": "Thanks for the support. You're right, it is a numbers game and I'm late to it. But yes, i am interested in the position you were offered. Would you be able to DM me with more info on it?", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dfvduwh", "text": "Are you just targeting internships? Are they advertised positions, or are you emailing people out of the blue?", "replies": [{"id": "dfwgpv0", "text": "I began by cold calling then applying to 10 different companies that weren't explicitly advertising internships, which I've now realized may have been a bad use of time. Since then I've applied to about 10 advertised internship positions. None of the which offered replies either.", "replies": [{"id": "dfx2vm1", "text": "It's honestly a waste of time to target advertised postings. Continue to cold call boutique shops, something will stick.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]