When to start cold emailing bankers again in Jan?

I know a lot of IB SA 2026 apps drop Jan 1, but I'm not going to start cold emailing people then for obvious reasons. Jan 2 is people's first day back, and I imagine most will be too swamped to respond. Jan 3 is a Friday, and Jan 6 is a Monday. Is Jan 7 my best bet? That feels way too late, especially for follow-ups to initial emails I did in Dec.

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Jan 7

On Monday Jan 6 people are still going to be going through a bunch of missed emails, they should be on top of things and more responsive by Jan 7.

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