If you're thinking about applying to Harvard Business School, know that your academic achievements — however impressive — aren't going to be the deciding factor in whether you get in.
To be sure, grades are important, but there's something else even more so.
That's according to HBS dean Nitin Nohria. Whenever someone says they'd like to attend HBS, Nohria told Business Insider, he asks them to consider one question:
Image: Hint: It's not, "How are your grades?"Harvard Business School/Facebook
