Interview with BofA

the praise is probably genuine but weightless either way - analysts submit scores into a debrief and hr sends the ac invites, so even an interviewer who loved you does not decide alone. specific comments (market awareness, work experience) are a better sign than a generic "great chat".

london ac invites after first rounds usually land in 1-3 weeks, sometimes within days if they are batching fast. silence past that still is not a death sentence, invites trickle.

useful move while you wait: prep the ac format rather than more technicals - group exercise dynamics, a bank of competency stories, and 2-3 market topics you can talk about for five minutes each. that is where most first-timers underprepare.