IB networking

profile: -Overall GPA: 3.79 -Major GPA: 4.0 -Junior at The University of Michigan in school of LSA -Concentrating in Economics -Minoring in Mathematics of Finance -Board member in Michigan Economics Society -Involved with an investment club on campus -Co-Leader of Michigan's Federal Reserve Challenge team -Work part time for the economics department doing research on the finances of european soccer clubs -placed 2nd in a hedge fund competition on campus -WSP course on financial modeling and valuation -no prior internship experience

My ultimate goal is to work in PE and am trying to land an internship but they traditionally don't take undergraduates which makes it nearly impossible. Now I am looking to get good experience in IB to make the transition to PE easier after i graduate or after i get my MBA.

Submitting my resume and cover letters week after week seems like i'm dropping them into a bottomless pit and competing with the business school kids is quite frankly annoying because IB obviously prefers them and I have yet to be invited for an interview.

I read Mergers & Inquisitions frequently and am considering cold calling boutiques around the country. Good idea?

How would a student in my position leverage himself into a solid internship in IB, even if it is for a smaller boutique? I just want to work in an IBD, don't care too much if it's not for a BB.

Thanks in advance everyone!