Is 3 W's on my transcript too many??

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So I just dropped a public health class today bc I've been trying to get a public health minor which after looking into will not be possible for me to complete before graduation in September. Plus I'm already taking 4 other classes so taking that class was unnecessarily overwhelming and noticed that it was affecting the grades in my other classes.
But now this is my third W in my college career. The other two were in bio and chem during sophomore year but that was due to some extenuating circumstances. I'm currently retaking bio and will take chem maybe this summer or through a post-bac.

But give me a truth, is 3 W's a major red flag when it comes to applications? Don't want to put in all this work to raise my GPA if this might make my efforts less impressive.

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I had 3 Ws (and several Cs). M1 at an MD school I love right now.
 
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I had 4 W's and literally not one interviewer asked about it.
 
W’s show good judgement. That’s what they’re for after all! You’re fine
 
You might be asked about it during interviews. Just be sure to have clear, concise, and truthful answers ready.
 
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