Why are there little to no HBS or Stanford GSB MBA associates in banking?

I just realized recently that there are very few HBS or GSB MBA grads. I'm at BofA and I'm yet to come across one. Why exactly is this? Do people who go to HBS/GSB just not care about banking or do banks just not want them? Is this similar at other banks?

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I'm guessing having top tier experience like banking or pe or consulting is a pre requisite to getting into HBS/GSB so most people wouldn't go back into banking.

It would seem lame to go to one of those two schools just to get into banking as an associate

 
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I went to HBS and there was no interest in IB. I don’t think I met anyone who came in with the intention of doing IB. Some international students and vets fell into IB roles, but the vast majority of students preferred PE/VC, consulting, tech, or starting their own company.

HBS screens for people who are big dreamers, which I feel like directly clashes with the long hours of menial work in IB

 

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