Why are there little to no HBS or Stanford GSB MBA associates in banking?
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Bankings below them, they go to the buyside if anything in finance
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
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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