Race, region and grades all play a role. fizkes/Getty Images February 26, 2020 Your chances of getting an internship are better if you’ve already had one David A. Jaeger, University of St Andrews; Alan Seals, Auburn University, and John M. Nunley, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Success in finding an internship is tied to factors that range from prior experience to local unemployment rates, new research has found.