Certainly, call with questions you need to have answered to make an informed decision about applying to a college.
But as I said earlier, a cold call or email to admissions is not likely to start an admissions file in your name. Neither is an email to a professor. Yes. These will help to clarify your questions about a school…but they will not likely be tick marks tracking interest.
And that is what the OP asked about.
From the OP: