<p>does cold calling work? Or perhaps calling up alumni? </p>
<p>I am a junior at the university of michigan who is ultimately interested in PE.</p>
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<p>This website is really helpful in general - there was a better article about cold calling on the website, but I can’t seem to find it at the moment.</p>
<p>Calling someone you don’t know is the worst !! Ideally , the person who calls should have some connection to the person called .They tend to be less rude when there is a connection.</p>
<p>I’ve been successful with a few alumni when I cold emailed them. Some were happy to help. Some didn’t reply and some responded seemingly not interested in helping. Looks like it could be worth it.</p>