<p>I believe adcoms take it for granted that the most intelligent students avoid unfair teachers, who are easily identifiable in any HS, and that failure to do so implies (take your pick) ignorance, indifference, arrogance, ineffective system manipulation, or stupidity.</p>
<p>P.S. Your transcript review at every college will be different. Some will note a difference between an A+ and an A-, others will not.</p>