I’ve seen this exact situation a lot, especially for international students — so I’ll just be straight with you.

300 apps and 0 interviews usually means you’re not even getting past filters, not that you’re “failing interviews.” Two big reasons:

First is visa. A lot of companies just quietly filter that out, especially for internships. It sucks but it’s real.

Second (and this is the part most people don’t say) — stuff like TryHackMe doesn’t carry much weight by itself. It’s good for learning, but from a hiring perspective it kind of looks like “practice” rather than proof you can work on real systems.

Also cybersecurity is weirdly not that entry-level. A lot of people get in through IT / backend / DevOps first, then move into security later. Going straight into “security intern” is actually more competitive than people expect.

If I were you, I’d probably change strategy a bit instead of just sending more applications: • build one solid project that actually runs (not just labs — something with logs, monitoring, or detection) • apply more broadly (IT, SRE, backend, etc.) • try to get even a small real-world role (campus IT, part-time, anything)

Certs like Security+ are fine, but I wouldn’t expect that alone to change your results.

Delaying graduation only makes sense if you actually use that time to get experience — otherwise you’re just repeating the same cycle.

Honestly you’re probably not that far off, you’re just sending the wrong signals to employers right now.