Is it acceptable to withdraw from this semester (6 cred) due to family deaths? Advice needed please

[medadvicewanted]

Hello SDN! Had a quick question that I wanted to run by you all and hopefully I am not torn apart on the forums haha. So after finishing my masters last year, I decided to do another (don't ask why, it was an idiotic decision, I was actually just really interested in the subject and had a gap year). Anyways, last semester I did fine, but at the end my aunt passed away right before this semester. That on top of the death of my grandmother this summer was pretty tough for me and I didn't do too hot in 2 classes this semester. I can still withdraw from the classes (getting a W) or switch to pass/fail (might not pass). I technically don't need this extra masters at all and was just doing it for educational value. If I withdrew I don't know if I could also tell admissions about the family hardships. I don't know if the withdrawal will draw any extra looks. In addition, there are 2 seminar courses along with the 2 courses I didn't do so well it. I am not sure if I should withdraw fully from the semester or just drop the 2 bad courses. Furthermore, there was an additional course which I did not register for but attended for the off chance I could get an A (I have been doing the work and told my professor about the situation). Should I add that course and drop the rest? I also know that on aadsas schools would probably not realize that these classes were taken as part of another masters program. I realize it is a complicated situation but I will be applying this summer and also retaking the DAT, previous masters GPA was a 3.5. Sorry for the random question, I appreciate your thoughts! For reference, the 2 seminar courses are just "pass/fail" and they would be passes and the additional course I could add would be graded. I think no matter what I will be dropping the 2 bad grade courses just wondering what the best way to do so is.

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[medadvicewanted]

bump anyone?

 

[MahiMahi]

Have you talked to the professors?

 

[H0kies]

During my 3rd year of undergrad, my grandparents passed away and then shortly after my mother passed away. After talking to my advisor and dean, they both agreed to withdraw my major classes that semester since I was in a really dark place. I ended up having to retake biochem, analytical chem, and etc the following year which forced me to spend a 5th year. I graduated in 2012 and didn't apply to dental schools until last year and no one asked me about why I spent 5 years in undergrad. Definitely talk to your advisors and see what they can do for you. Given my situation, they gave me the withdrawals without any indication on my transcript that I withdrew/retook those classes.