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GMAT Ninja's Nonstop 24-Hour Crash Course for Ukraine
(Almost) Everything You Need for the GMAT
By now, hopefully you’ve heard about our March 2022 ultramarathon GMAT fundraiser for Ukrainian charities. Early in the war between Ukraine and Russia, we wanted to do our part to help the current wave of Ukrainian refugees. GMAT Club’s founder, bb, is from Kyiv. My grandparents were from Kharkiv and Crimea, and they came to the United States as refugees after WWII. So the human toll of this war felt personal to us.
We decided to do a nonstop, 24-hour GMAT “crash course” as a fundraiser for five charities working in Ukraine. We raised $45,000, easily topping our original goal of $24,000.
The crash course itself was designed to cover everything you REALLY need for the GMAT -– albeit not in mind-numbing detail -– in a nonstop series of 24 one-hour lessons. I taught live on YouTube all night, and there was plenty of slurring, drooling, and fumbling. But hopefully, some of the content is legitimately useful if you're trying to conquer the GMAT. If not, maybe you'll at least be entertained by the slurring, drooling, and fumbling.
Want to learn everything you can from the crash course? Please keep reading.
A crash course for all skill levels: what you're REALLY doing wrong on the GMAT
The 24 lessons are all built around the same theme: instead of covering the basics of every topic, we focused on pitfalls that are common for GMAT test-takers across a range of skill levels.
The crash course also included a countdown of the 10 biggest study mistakes I've seen students make in my 20+ years as a GMAT tutor, along with interviews with experts who can help you overcome test anxiety and perform your best on test day.
See below for a full list of ALL of the questions in each hour of the crash course, as well as links to the videos for each of the 24 lessons.
If you find the crash course helpful, please donate to... something!
The 24-hour fundraiser supported the following charities that focused on helping Ukrainian refugees:
- Caritas https://www.caritas.org/
- Come Back Alive https://savelife.in.ua/en/
- International Red Cross https://www.icrc.org/en/donate/ukraine
- World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/
- Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/
If you’re passionate about supporting Ukraine, great: we’d love for you to support one of our chosen charities. If not, that’s wonderful, too -- instead, please find a cause that you care about somewhere in the world.
If you watch the lessons and think, “man, I would totally pay for this GMAT course!”, then please donate whatever you think the course is worth. Or if you think, "man, this guy is pathetic", please donate anyway, either to help people somewhere in the world or to help the pathetic guy feel better.
Again, if we've inspired you to donate a piece of your test-prep budget to a good cause, please let us know about it -- regardless of the cause.
Thank you to everybody who supported the fundraiser!
Full disclosure: bb and I concocted the idea for this fundraiser just eight days before actually doing it. And we needed a TON of help to make it happen.
I'm worried that I'm going to leave some amazing people off this list, but I want to thank a bunch of our friends who helped us :
- Huge thanks to our sponsors: Applicant Lab, e-GMAT, Stratus Admissions, MBA Mission, Personal MBA Coach, Admissionado, Stacy Blackman Consulting, and Gatehouse Admissions. I know that many of you didn't donate for the publicity, and that makes us love you even more.
- A special thanks to Cars Helping Charities, a wonderful organization that has nothing to do with the GMAT or MBA Admissions. This organization -- which is also dedicated to helping charities -- offered to sponsor the event not because it would raise their profile, but just because the organization is run by one of my former GMAT students, and he wanted to support the fundraiser. I can't possibly repay the love fully, but if you're reading this, please visit their website, and pass it along to anybody who might be able to link them with a charity who needs a hand with fundraising.
- It's a huge task to produce 24 hours of GMAT content, and I had a ton of help from heroic friends here at GMAT Club, several of whom stayed up all night with me. Evan, Selbi, Gauri, Doug, Kirsti, Souvik, Nikhil, and especially Abhijit, Bunuel, and Bogdan -- thank you for preventing me from making TOO much of an ass of myself. Thanks also to Dave, Dana, Bransen, Mike, Harry, and Alex -- six tutors who are frankly more talented than I am -- for shoveling questions at me, with minimal guidance. And huge props to Harry for giving me a breather in hour #19, and doing a better job with overlapping sets than I could have.
- I can't possibly list all of the people who put a smile on my face with their kind words during the livestream, but I wanted to give a special shout-out to anybody who survived for all 24 hours (Vubar and Dub C jump to mind, but I'm sure there were others); every viewer who asked for my hand in marriage; my lovely friends at Aringo, GMAT Club, Applicant Lab for sending food and caffeine; AndrewN & IanStewart for being wonderful human beings and amazing teachers; and my lovely wife Amber, who was on solo parent duty for 24 hours but still managed to find time to toss Red Bull, smoothies, espresso, and burritos into my office.
Thank you, everybody. It's a vulnerable feeling to babble into a camera for 24 hours straight while asking people to donate money, and every donation and friendly message meant the world to me.
Links to EVERY Crash Course Question and Video
If you're looking for a specific topic area, here's the breakdown:
- Quant: hour #2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 24
- Reading comprehension: hour #1 & 23
- Critical reasoning: hour #5, 7, 16, 23
- Sentence correction: hour #8, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22
- Test anxiety and general GMAT study tips: hour #3 & 10
Need help with something that isn't on this list? Additional piles of GMAT videos are available here or here.
Hour #1: Reading Comprehension+
Video
Questions discussed in the video
- Questions 1, 2, & 4 from this passage.
. - Question 1 from this passage.
.
Additional RC questions that didn't make it into the video- Question 3 from this passage.
- Questions 2 & 3 from this passage.
Hour #2: Quadratics, Exponents, and the Silly Ways You Torture Algebra+
Video
- Starts from 58:13.
- How to approach every quant question from 1:01:36.
- Discussion of quadratics, exponents, and algebra starts at 1:05:56.
Questions discussed in the video
- Question 1 is here and starts at 1:06:04.
- Question 2 is here and starts at 1:16:34.
- Question 3 is here and starts at 1:23:24.
- Question 4 is here and starts at 1:33:10.
- Question 5 is here and starts at 1:39:51.
- Question 6 is here and starts at 1:46:11.
Additional questions that didn't make it into the video
Hour #3: The 10 Most Apocalyptic GMAT Study Mistakes+
Hour #3.5: Sleep, Exercise, & Test Anxiety (Panel Discussion)+
Video
- Starts from 2:08:15.
- You can find Kyle Krancher from Train & Able at trainandable.net.
- You can find Shannon Glenn from Sleep Well Sleep Specialists at sleepwellsleepspecialists.com.
Hour #4: Blending Logic & Algebra on DS: Inequalities and Absolute Values+
Hour #5: CR Assumption, Evaluate, Logical Flaw, & Strengthen Questions+
Hour #6: Percents & Interest Rates+
Hour #7: CR BoldFace, EXCEPT, Fill-in-the-Blank, & Paradox Questions+
Video
- Starts from 5:49:01.
Questions discussed in the video
- Question 1 is here and starts at 5:50:39.
- Question 2 is here and starts at 6:01:25.
- Question 3 is here and starts at 6:16:48.
- Question 4 is here and starts at 6:29:44
- Question 5 is here and starts at 6:38:35.
Additional questions that didn't make it into the video
Hour #8: Subjects, Verbs, & Things You Mistake for Verbs on SC+
Video
- Starts from 6:48:03.
Questions discussed in the video
- Question 1 is here and starts at 6:54:19.
- Question 2 is here and starts at 7:01:18.
- Question 3 is here and starts at 7:13:30.
- Question 4 is here and starts at 7:24:12.
- Question 5 is here and starts at 7:34:31.
- Question 6 is here and starts at 7:41:27.
Additional questions that didn't make it into the video
Hour #9: Scary Symbols & Walls of Words on GMAT Quant+
Video
- Starts from 7:49:10.
Questions discussed in the video
- Question 1 is here and starts at 7:52:21.
- Question 2 is here and starts at 7:59:27.
- Question 3 is here and starts at 8:07:55.
- Question 4 is here and starts at 8:12:58.
- Question 5 is here and starts at 8:19:47
- Question 6 is here and starts at 8:27:36.
- Question 7 is here and starts at 8:38:59.
Additional questions that didn't make it into the video
Hour #10: Overcoming Test Anxiety: Interview w/Mindfulness Coach Dr. Jenny Forman+
Hour #11: Remainders & Divisibility+
Hour #12: Parallelism on GMAT SC+
Video
- Starts from 10:46:24.
Questions discussed in the video
- Question 1 is here and starts at 10:38:08.
- Question 2 is here and starts at 10:58:09.
- Question 3 is here and starts at 11:08:46.
- Question 4 is here and starts at 11:18:00.
- Question 5 is here and starts at 11:26:40.
Additional questions that didn't make it into the video
Hour #13: Probability, Permutations, & Combinations+
Hour #14: Even GMAT Tutors Screw Up SC Pronouns Sometimes+
Video
- Starts from 57:42.
Questions discussed in the video
- Question 1 is here and starts at 1:00:32.
- Question 2 is here and starts at 1:10:46.
- Question 3 is here and starts at 1:20:20.
- Question 4 is here and starts at 1:30:56.
- Question 5 is here and starts at 1:39:49.
- Question 6 is here and starts at 1:49:54.
Additional questions that didn't make it into the video
Hour #15: Rates & Conversions+
Hour #16: “Uncategorizable" CR Questions & Hard Inferences+
Video
- Starts from 2:58:27.
Questions discussed in the video
- Question 1 is here and starts at 3:02:15.
- Question 2 is here and starts at 3:14:15.
- Question 3 is here and starts at 3:26:20.
- Question 4 is here and starts at 3:39:16.
- Question 5 is here and starts at 3:48:15.
Additional questions that didn't make it into the video
Hour #17: Statistics and GMAT "Min/Max" Questions+
Hour #18: Please Stop Overthinking Modifiers on SC!+
Hour #19: Overlapping Sets & Venn Diagrams+
Hour #20: SC Comparisons (A.K.A. Why Common Sense is HARD Sometimes)+
Video
- Starts from 7:03:18.
Questions discussed in the video
- Question 1 is here and starts at 7:05:31.
- Question 2 is here and starts at 7:18:40.
- Question 3 is here and starts at 7:26:19
- Question 4 is here and starts at 7:33:45
- Question 5 is here and starts at 7:43:02
- Question 6 is here and starts at 7:51:52.
Additional questions that didn't make it into the video
Hour #21: How You're Letting GMAT Geometry Screw You+
Hour #22: Meaning & Things That Feel Like Judgment Calls on SC+
Video
- Starts from 8:58:33.
Questions discussed in the video
- Question 1 is here and starts at 9:01:42.
- Question 2 is here and starts at 9:10:09.
- Question 3 is here and starts at 9:24:02.
- Question 4 is here and starts at 9:34:07
- Question 5 is here and starts at 9:44:15.
Additional questions that didn't make it into the video
Hour #23: Dealing with the Nastiest RC & CR Passages (+ a Spontaneous GMAT Q&A)+
Video
- Starts from 9:57:13.
Questions discussed in the video
- Questions 2 and 3 from this passage.
- The unplanned Q&A session starts at 10:23:13.
Additional questions that didn't make it into the video
Hour #24: Hell with Bunuel: His Hardest Quant Questions Ever+
Video
- Starts from 10:55:34.
Questions discussed in the video
- Question 1 is here and starts at 10:58:27.
- Question 2 is here and starts at 11:06:21.
- Question 3 is here and starts at 11:13:59.
- Question 4 is here and starts at 11:23:43.
- Question 5 is here and starts at 11:33:40.
- Question 6 is here and starts at 11:39:33.
Additional questions that didn't make it into the video
07 Mar 2022, 16:11
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FAQ about the 24-hour nonstop crash-course for Ukraine
Q: Did you really teach GMAT on livestream for 24 hours straight? With no breaks?
- A: Yup. Please donate.
Q: Dude, weren't you a total mess?
- A: Yup. Please donate, even if it's just out of pity.
Q: I heard that the Cooking Channel once called you a “legend of global gluttony.” So, like, how did you eat if you didn't take any breaks?
- A: During most of the lessons, we put questions on the screen and gave viewers a few minutes to work through each of them; during the quant lessons, we'd sometimes offer a 10-minute, 5-question quiz. That time spent off-camera gave me enough time to shove food in my mouth. Lots of food. And three or four smoothies.
Q: Did you drink enough caffeine to, like, choke a moose or something?
- A: I drank less than I expected: a double espresso, a half-pot of coffee, and a Red Bull.
Despite what the ads say, Red Bull didn't actually give me wings, but it did make a vein in my forehead twitch uncontrollably during hour #21.
Q: Um, what did you do about pee breaks?
- A: I borrowed my son’s diapers.
Q: Eeeeeewwwww. You’re gross.
- A: Yes, I’m gross. And I’m joking about the diapers –- they don't fit, since I'm a legend of global gluttony. Don't worry, I used a nearby toilet as needed when questions were on the screen.
Q: Weren't you worried about having a stroke or something during the marathon?
- A: I wasn't worried. I’m pretty sure that Bunuel would have been able to heal me via the internet if anything had gone wrong. After all, the Holy Grail and Bigfoot are both looking for him.
Q: How did you teach 24 consecutive lessons without making epic mistakes?!?
- A: I made epic mistakes! Check it out, it was pretty fun.
Q: Where can I find the videos?
- A: The 1st 12 hours are here and the 2nd 12 hours are here. I will be very embarrassed by them someday (like, um... today), and so will my children.
Q: Why are there separate links for Part 1 and a Part 2? Are you trying to pull something here, you slimy ninja guy?
- A: YouTube only allows us to livestream for 12 hours at a time. If we go past that length, the video will get deleted. So we did a livestream for 12 hours, switched to a new link, and then continued for another 12 hours. Because we did it in two chunks, you can watch the videos anytime, and I'll be able to embarrass my children forever.
Q: How did you choose the charities for the fundraiser?
- A: We chose highly-rated charities that have the infrastructure to help immediately in a war zone. In most cases, we've spoken with contacts at the selected charities, and we're confident that they do good work and use donations wisely.
If you donate to the GMAT Club fund, we'll spread the donations equally across the five charities. You're also more than welcome to donate directly to one of them -- just let us know, so we can count your donation in our campaign totals.
Q: Can I still donate?
- A: Yes! We'll keep the list of charities on this thread as long as Ukrainian refugees still need their help. If you found the crash course helpful, please donate whatever you would have spent on a prep course of similar quality.
And if you'd prefer to donate to a different cause in a different part of the world, that's wonderful, too.
07 Mar 2022, 17:20
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Aside from the fact that this is going to be EPIC. More EPIC than Manowar themselves 
The other thing you nailed in the above post (scheduling apart which is insane) is the fact: Is X true? YES please donate. Is Y true ? YES donate................
Guys, folks support Ukraine in this out-of-this-world, inconceivable, unbelievable terrible moment. Support the community in this herculean effort!!!
Regards
Carcass
The other thing you nailed in the above post (scheduling apart which is insane) is the fact: Is X true? YES please donate. Is Y true ? YES donate................
Guys, folks support Ukraine in this out-of-this-world, inconceivable, unbelievable terrible moment. Support the community in this herculean effort!!!
Regards
Carcass
