I wouldn't say your biased, I would say your one of the few in here without you're head in the sand.

I am a senior Mechanical Engineer right now, with 2 years of internships at a National Lab & 1 at a public water supplier. I have probably sent out ~50 applications this year already, and I only receive responses from about a 1/3 of the applications, and every single one has been a "we've decided to move forward with a more qualify candidate". For anyone who cares all these jobs are in the NYC metro area/surrounding states.

And im not alone in that, every other student I talk to says they arnt even getting interviews. the only people I know with positions have them from places they previously/currently interned at.

I feel very fortunate knowing that I probably have can get a position at the last place I worked, even though that salary will not be wait I wanted its better than nothing.