Are local Freshman PWM internships still an option?

Hello all!
I am a freshman at a non-target liberal arts college interested in IB. I want to get a PWM internship in ML/MS/UBS this summer and have been cold-calling and cold-emailing many SVPs and MDs in these firms, and even once came in person with a resume to the ML group head. Yet, all of them say that even though previously local internships were available, now the company prohibits them, and nowadays, the only option is to apply as a Junior/Senior via the portal. Yet, I know some people successfully got internships at PWM as freshmen. Should I keep calling and emailing and eventually find one, or is it really true that local internships are obsolete? Maybe I should not call it internship in my calls or emails, but something like "externship" or "experience-gain"?

Thank you!

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