Post MBA IB Associate to HF

Hi all I know it’s been mentioned before but was looking for advice for a post mba IB associate looking to transition to the hedge fund space. I find the public markets far more interesting but wanted to get my hands dirty in the M&A process to get more modeling experience under my belt since I worked as a portfolio associate at a LO doing mostly admin work pre MBA. I see the first step is networking with people who also graduated. Anything else I can do to help show my genuine interest in the space? 

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