Is it bad to cold email for internships?

Im a freshman at a target and my finance clubs say it’s bad and we shouldn’t do it… but I really want a freshman summer internship and I feel like I can’t be passive anymore and I just need to get the balls to ask for an opportunity/tell them why I’d be good for it. My plan is cold email a cover letter/ resume drop to a hiring employee.

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