How do I explain this F in freshman year?

bananapancaker
Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:37:12 +0000

The F was for fourth quarter, so it appears on my transcript. The B is just my semester grade, but both grades show up. Though it is the semester grade that determines the year grade and the cumulative gpa, I just thought that it would look pretty horrible to any college to see an F anywhere on a transcript.