Zack Pockrose

TEST PREP INSTRUCTOR & APPLICATION COACH

Zack graduated from Brown University with an AB in Environmental Studies. After spending college summers working on Boston-area urban farms, doing Oyster Reef restoration research with the Nature Conservancy, and working as an urban beekeeper, Zack moved to Brooklyn. For the past 5 years, he has been SAT and ACT tutoring with a NYC-based boutique tutoring agency. As Zack delved into this work, he realized he had a knack for presenting material in strategic ways to meet the unique needs of each student, as dozens of happy families would attest. As Zack continued to connect with more students, he felt drawn to college essay work and the space it holds for genuine emotional connection between counselor and student. He values these connections and the chance to help students tell their important stories - stories they themselves often can’t identify at first. Zack encourages them to take the process one moment at a time, focusing on what is directly in front of them and in their control. With consistent, engaged effort, Zack’s students regularly see results that exceed their (and their parents’) expectations. 

When he isn’t connecting with students, Zack is drumming, composing for film and TV, and, most recently, producing a cooking show called Just Veggin’!