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Gilad Edelman
Gilad is yet another team member leading a double life: GMAT teacher by day, jazz saxophonist by night. After graduating from Columbia with a degree in American History, he packed up his sax and his 99th percentile GMAT score and moved to the wonderful neighborhood of Astoria, Queens, where the tzatziki is garlicky and the fish are served eyeballs-and-all.
Though Gilad originally saw tutoring as little more than a backup to his fledgling jazz career, education -- in addition to the GMAT, he teaches or has taught the LSAT, SAT, GRE, and a host of academic subjects -- now ranks among his most cherished personal and professional goals. Nothing quite matches the pleasure and satisfaction of helping a student conquer a daunting exam, a tricky theorem, or an elusive conjugation.
When he's not teaching the GMAT to eager minds or practicing the sax, Gilad can likely be found reading, keeping up with his favorite New York sports teams, or honing his skills in the kitchen. (Project for 2011: mastering the surprisingly difficult classic French omelet.) He's also in the midst of trying to decide between pursuing a PhD in linguistics or a law degree, so any advice on the subject is warmly appreciated.
