This goes with the last point about research facilities. The location of a school can influence the scope of your research. EG Marine biology can t be experientially done in Kansas. Talk about the financial realities and opportunities. Define fellowship and assistantship, etc.
Internships are education made practical.
They offer the chance to see what it s like to do the work you are studying about. Internships give experience you can use in later employment, and can inform and enrich your present research. They give you the techniques to apply the methods and theories you are reading about, and reinforce them.