<p>I just have one more question.</p>
<p>My school is currently in midterm session, but due to extenuating circumstances (I have several close relatives who are now deceased due to the recent earthquake in Haiti), my performance and ability to study have dropped considerably. I haven’t slept in 3 days going on 4, we are grieving over the loss of our family matriarch, and the phone is consistently ringing off the hook with news–or people looking for some. There’s a good chance I’m going to be visiting South Florida next week for a rash of funerals. </p>
<p>My grades have suffered terribly. For instance, my Spanish grade is most likely going to nosedive from a 98% to a 68%, if I’m lucky. While I’m going to try and speak to my teachers to ask them for clemency and a chance to do some extra credit work, will I be able to speak to the interviewer about this, or will they completely gloss over my academics in the interview?</p>