I just had my 5th interview - what do I do?

Hi,

I've been interviewing for a summer internship position at lower middle market IB over the past month and a half - had 5 interviews (zoom) that all went really well.

The process, however, seemed a little disorganized and I'm not sure what my next step should be.

I had an interview with an analyst, then 3 associates, then 2 MDs. But, someone in HR had set them all up as I was getting down the line and I didn't hear back from her after my last one - it was yesterday - but she usually contacted me sometime during the day.

Do I wait until they reach out, ping some of the associates again (maybe with a thankyou/ what can I expect)? 

I don't want to be intrusive, but I also want to show my interest, would love to hear thoughts.

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