Impossible Measures and Misleading Information

Today in the world it seems as difficult as ever to try and get your foot in the door. Though my perseverance has kept me going through college, I am not sure how much longer it will last in the "real world". I am a first generation college graduate in my family. I didn't have anyone to guide me through college and while school resources were amazing I managed to work full time and go to school full time. I am amazingly proud of all my work and how I even managed to raise my GPA throughout my last two years. Fast forward to today, I am an eager college graduate applying for jobs. I am looking at every entry level position only to find out that you need 4-5 years experience. My first questions is why would they list this as entry level, this would be more of an associate-mid level position. The more I look the more I see these jobs I actually cannot qualify for, just because of the years preferred. I am a perfect candidate otherwise. I keep looking and applying with no luck. I update my LinkedIn I get many messages from well known companies. I follow up only to hear crickets on their end and not following through. I understand the competition for these jobs, but what I do get upset is about the impossible measures these job posters have. I know, a lot of people are going to tell me "well, you must have had interned somewhere, how else to you expect experience?" I was holding down a full time job, being a full time student who had tuition to pay because my parents could not afford to co sign a loan for me. I could not quit my job for a job that was temporary and did not pay well enough. I was fortunate enough to be able to intern in house for my company but it is STILL not enough. I wonder how long these impossible measures and misleading information will stand. As for me I am still looking.