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

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