Can’t Get Cold Email Hits

I’m currently a sophomore at a high semi-target. Have a solid resume and gpa with a stem doible major but got bounced final round in some of our prestigious business clubs (bfrats, investment clubs). I have membership in other parts of campus and am actually in one student fund but can’t get cold email hits.

I’ve only had 4 calls across 2 firms and went 0/16 on emails last week. Should I be worried? I know my email format is fine so don’t really know what the change should be. I was told the clubs aren’t that important for recruiting but it seems like alumni are responding to my peers in those clubs but not to me.

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Post a version of your cold email that doesn’t doxx yourself and we’ll be able to tell you if it’s you or them. 

...but is it REPE?
 

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