How bad does a withdrawal look on a transcript? Particularly to Virginia Tech?

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<p>I am a junior in high school and I just recently dropped out of Precalculus Honors and into regular. I am taking another honors class (physics-it sucks), 2 APs, and I am in French 4. Precalc was just too much stress and I was doing horribly. I left the class with an F. How horrible does the "withdrawal-failing" look on my transcript if I average a good grade in regular precalc? I felt I was better off doing this than failing honors precalc for the year, which is probably where I was headed. </p>

<p>Anyone accepted into Virginia Tech or other good schools with a withdrawal failing on their transcript? It's driving me crazy and I feel like no one is going to accept me now :\ I'm usually a good student, I have a 4.0 from freshman & sophomore year combined, but so far this year I just melted down and didn't do as well as I know I could have. Any thoughts? Much appreciated</p>

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<p>Looks pretty bad, no way around that.
Plus, I’m assuming you’re interested in something math/science related if you’re going to Virginia Tech. A failing grade in honors precal… Plus you probably won’t be taking Calculus next year… VT really values those math and science courses.</p>

<p>It’s not going to ruin your application! But it does hurt. Don’t lose hope! Make sure you do well this semester. You’ll be okay.</p>

<p>Question, if you’re not good a pre-cal, and don’t like physics, what exactly are you looking forward to at Virginia Tech?</p>