It takes time to find places you might want to intern , to send off your stuff and to make sure you beat all the other potential candidates to the job ; ) 3 . Follow Up ! ! While hopefully I would have heard back from the company if I had n't followed up , you never know!4 .

Question: Why might the writer want to beat other potential candidates ?
Answer: Because the writer needs to send off their stuff .Because it takes time to find a place .Because they want to get hired .Because the writer heard back from the company .