Will a "W" on my transcript hurt my chances?

<p>I most likely will be withdrawing from my chem class which will put a W on my transcript. It wont hurt my gpa and im withdrawing because the highest grade I can get is a C, which will significantly hurt my gpa. Im currently waiting to hear back from msu, but im pretty sure they will want to see my grades from this semester before making a decision. Im attempting to transfer from a cc after one year so I think they will want to see how my second semester of English goes. I got a 3.7 first semester and w/o the chem class will likely get a 4.0 (11 credits) this semester. Will the W hurt my chances of getting accepted or will my chances be hurt more by getting a C in the class and bringing my gpa down? If I withdraw should I write in explaining my withdraw? I have my major on my app as no preference if that also will make a difference.</p>