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

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