Glazed overlook whenyou explainyour work"Why didyou want togo to gradschool?"Directsaggressiveopinions aboutsciencetowards you"So you justwant to stayin schoolforever,huh?""You're goingto love being adoctor/vet/etc!"Harps onhighereducationYour self-deprecationjoke only getsawkward pitylaughs"Oh, [somekid] reallywants to be adoctor/vet!"Feignsinterest inyourresearch"So whendo youfinish?""Have youpublishedanything?"Directsaggressiveopinions abouteducationtowards you"Bet you'reglad to beon break,huh?"Asks aboutschool butnot aboutyourresearch"Can'tbelieve thestudent loancrisis, huh?"Anyreferencesto being"in school""What doyou want todo withyour PhD?"Half-hearted"Wow, that'sso cool!""That'sa lot ofschool.""Lookingforward tosummer?"Tries tomansplainyour workto youAppears tobelieve thatyou don'tactually workBrags abouthow smarttheirundergradchild is"What doyou do,exactly?"Glazed overlook whenyou explainyour work"Why didyou want togo to gradschool?"Directsaggressiveopinions aboutsciencetowards you"So you justwant to stayin schoolforever,huh?""You're goingto love being adoctor/vet/etc!"Harps onhighereducationYour self-deprecationjoke only getsawkward pitylaughs"Oh, [somekid] reallywants to be adoctor/vet!"Feignsinterest inyourresearch"So whendo youfinish?""Have youpublishedanything?"Directsaggressiveopinions abouteducationtowards you"Bet you'reglad to beon break,huh?"Asks aboutschool butnot aboutyourresearch"Can'tbelieve thestudent loancrisis, huh?"Anyreferencesto being"in school""What doyou want todo withyour PhD?"Half-hearted"Wow, that'sso cool!""That'sa lot ofschool.""Lookingforward tosummer?"Tries tomansplainyour workto youAppears tobelieve thatyou don'tactually workBrags abouthow smarttheirundergradchild is"What doyou do,exactly?"

PhD Student Holiday Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Glazed over look when you explain your work
  2. "Why did you want to go to grad school?"
  3. Directs aggressive opinions about science towards you
  4. "So you just want to stay in school forever, huh?"
  5. "You're going to love being a doctor/vet/etc!"
  6. Harps on higher education
  7. Your self-deprecation joke only gets awkward pity laughs
  8. "Oh, [some kid] really wants to be a doctor/vet!"
  9. Feigns interest in your research
  10. "So when do you finish?"
  11. "Have you published anything?"
  12. Directs aggressive opinions about education towards you
  13. "Bet you're glad to be on break, huh?"
  14. Asks about school but not about your research
  15. "Can't believe the student loan crisis, huh?"
  16. Any references to being "in school"
  17. "What do you want to do with your PhD?"
  18. Half-hearted "Wow, that's so cool!"
  19. "That's a lot of school."
  20. "Looking forward to summer?"
  21. Tries to mansplain your work to you
  22. Appears to believe that you don't actually work
  23. Brags about how smart their undergrad child is
  24. "What do you do, exactly?"