Another thing I forgot to add, and I have seen it far too many times (and remember I am an Aussy, so it is a Uni degree, not college).
These are basic paraphrases of real interviews I gave last year.
Interview with Uni Grad.
MC: Why should you get the internship?
C1: I have a degree in Stage Management.
MC: Yes, so why should you get the internship?
C1: I already told you, I have a degree in Stage Management.
MC: So if I asked you to completely repatch LX for me, would you do it?
C1: Isn't that LX's job
MC: Now, if I was sick, and you were required to call the show, would you be confident in doing it?
C1: Yes, no question.
MC: Have you ever called a show before?
C1: We practiced it in Uni.
Interview with non Uni Grad.
MC: Why should you get the internship?
C2: I am dedicated, I have experiance on x,y,z, I am passionate about theatre, I work hard.
MC: If I asjed you to completely repatch LX for me, would you do it?
C2: Why wouldnt I?
MC: If I was ill and you were required to call the show, would you be confident in doing it?
C2: How well do I know the show? Have I attended the techs etc?
MC: Well, so yes, you attended techs, you were beside me on the prompt desk,
C2: THen yes.
MC: Have you ever called a show before.
C2: Not professionally, but I have done amdram shows.
Now, I am sure there are a number of Uni grads who are great, but there are soo many who are so sure their piece of paper means they are gods gift to the position. RUBBISH!!! That piece of paper indicates you have had some basic instruction pft. Candidate 2 got the position, she was great, I was really impressed with her. Candidate 1 was chosen by someone else for my next job, and I will never EVER work with her again. Because she had a degree, she assumed she knew more about stage management than me, and overruled a number of my decisions, one of which resulted in injury to a chorus member and she was sumarily dismissed.
So that whole "I have been/am going/am currently in College" thing, means NOTHING to me, except that you are one step up from someone with no idea, or who has only done one job before. RL experiance is the MOST valuable thing in this profession.