Question about Graduate School Essay

Graduate School
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<p>*My Background:

  • I have a B.S. in Biomedical Sciences with 2.51 GPA.
    After graduating, I retook almost all the classes (minus a semester of science electives that I failed in) I made low grades in got A’s the second time.
    Also, I made up the course to gain a better understanding. I have no desire to pursue a medical/health career.</p>

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<li><p>I decided to pursue math.
I have A’s and B’s in all the math courses taken so far.
I’ve listed some of the courses I’ve taken:
Calculus (I,II,III), Linear Algebra, Differential Equations.</p></li>
<li><p>GRE General Test (Math Score): 700/800</p></li>
<li><p>Graduate School Essay topic:
Write an essay addressing graduate school and career goals (200-300 words)</p></li>
<li><p>My goal is to teach mathematics.</p></li>
<li><p>My questions:
In my essay should I…
…address my previous grades?
…talk about my switch to mathematics from Biomedical Sciences?
…completely ignore it?</p></li>
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<p>I would appreciate any advice or comments.
Thanks for reading this.</p>

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<p>In 200 to 300 words you wouldn’t get much in the way of an explanation for the low grades, I would just focus on my career goals and what led me to believe that grad school was a good next step for me.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I probably wouldn’t be able to explain in that amount. I’ll follow your advice.
Thanks for replying.</p>