How bad will an 'F' affect me transferring?

Question

I am in College now and I have pretty decent grades, mostly A's and B's. I failed one course and I can retake it again, and whatever grade I get, will remain. But I believe the 'F' remains on the transcript itself, but does not count towards my GPA. So how bad will that look? If I keep getting A's and B's, and have one 'F' on the transcript which doesn't count towards my GPA, does it look bad? I want to potentially transfer to USC/UCLA film school.

Answer 1

I would take the course again and at least try for a C or 2.0 on the course. At least it shows you cared enough to try and pass it.
I don't think it will affect your gpa for those schools.