Ulpan Shock and Awe

So I have done the basic, the government pays for it, five month Ulpan, and did fairly well(finished at ramah dalet). So I decided that while getting by and understanding what is going on in Yeshiva is an admirable goal, better fluency is well just better. So I started a new Ulpan. I have always believed in efficiency and getting the biggest bang for your buck. So with that I started a private Ulpan where everything is done one on one with them catering to your strengths and more importantly weaknesses. They also claim to be able to take you one full level in just two weeks.

At first I was skeptical, I really was. However have completed the first couple of days, I am no longer skeptical. They call their method RLA, Rapid Language Acquisition. I call it Shock and Awe. For instance in my first, normal paced ulpan, where I was at the head of my class, we learned about 60-100 words a month, usually falling out around 70-75 words, of which the teachers expected you to really learn 50-60%. Here I have 100 new words in the first two days, and what is more, they really expect you to know them!!! All of them. At this rate a level in just two weeks seems easily doable. That is if my brain doesn't fry first. We will see how it goes and I will report back.