Will it look bad if I retake courses? In terms of Top 5 college admissions

[bluebayou]

@whydoidothis

If I were to explain in the Additional info section why specifically I decided to retake these courses, would it be acceptable still?

No.

Will this look bad for colleges in the Top 5 category, like Harvard, Yale, Stanford, etc?

Yes it will “look bad” for nearly every college.

(Sorry, unless you have a huge hook (athletic recruitment at Stanford, for example), the ship for top 5 schools has sailed.)