<p>OP, there are professionals who advise students on their prospects and other college matters. You might convince your parents to pay for a meeting with one of these to get his or her opinion of the impact of this F. </p>
<p>Most of us here are amateurs or worse. </p>
<p>However, your first recourse should be to your guidance counselor at school, who is going to be considerably more experienced in this than most of us. I hope. And do so asap so as to leave yourself some opportunities.</p>