Advice Needed! Non-Target with IB Experience

A little background: I am a Sophomore at a State School (non-target, local target). Last summer I interned at a local IB boutique and was offered (and accepted) to keep interning throughout the school year, where I have mostly been working in M&A. This summer I am aiming towards an IB internship at BBs in Spain and at boutiques in Los Angeles, Boston, and NYC. My approach will be cold-emailing hundreds of contacts. I know I am somewhat late to applying but I have been waiting for a $300M deal to close at the boutique, which unfortunately has not done so yet, although it will soon. In reviewing my resume, I am primarily concerned with the IB vocabulary, as I am not sure if I am using it right. Any and all critique/ suggestions are very much appreciated and welcomed.

Thank you very much in advance.

Edit: I have excluded my GPA from this WSO version of my resume but I am of course aware that I should include it.

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