<p>First and foremost, I live in Toronto, so this is based on Canadian grading standards.</p>
<p>Alright, so the math department in my school has decided to make the 12th grade math course insanely difficult this year. People with like 95%s last year are now down to 70s. I'm one of those people (and trust me, there are a lot). Parents have complained against the department, and they started easing up a couple of weeks ago...but of course, the course ends next week, so there is little to be done.</p>
<p>I currently have a 74 in math. After my teacher marks a few more assignments, I'm certain this will go up to about a 77-78, and after the exam, I will end up with about an 83%. </p>
<p>Technically, this is a good mark. In Ontario, anything above an 80 is an A, and an 80+ in math is considered fairly decent for top tier Canadian universities. However, I'm applying to American schools, and I want to make sure that I'm doing everything I can to improve my chances. </p>
<p>I'm planning on retaking the course in night school to offset my mark. I can easily get a 90-95 in that. My question is, will this be looked at in a positive manner? If I write a letter to the universities that I applied to detailing why I decided to retake it (talk about improving myself, learning for the sake of learning, etc), will it be beneficial? Or would it be better if I just did not retake it, and left it at 83%?</p>
<p>Thanks for reading this fairly long question and helping :)</p>