Brags abouthow smarttheirundergradchild isDirectsaggressiveopinions aboutsciencetowards youAnyreferencesto being"in school"Half-hearted"Wow, that'sso cool!""That'sa lot ofschool.""So you justwant to stayin schoolforever,huh?""So whendo youfinish?"Asks aboutschool butnot aboutyourresearchAppears tobelieve thatyou don'tactually workFeignsinterest inyourresearchGlazed overlook whenyou explainyour workYour self-deprecationjoke only getsawkward pitylaughsDirectsaggressiveopinions abouteducationtowards youHarps onhighereducation"Have youpublishedanything?""Lookingforward tosummer?""Why didyou want togo to gradschool?""What doyou want todo withyour PhD?""Bet you'reglad to beon break,huh?"Tries tomansplainyour workto you"You're goingto love being adoctor/vet/etc!""Oh, [somekid] reallywants to be adoctor/vet!""What doyou do,exactly?""Can'tbelieve thestudent loancrisis, huh?"Brags abouthow smarttheirundergradchild isDirectsaggressiveopinions aboutsciencetowards youAnyreferencesto being"in school"Half-hearted"Wow, that'sso cool!""That'sa lot ofschool.""So you justwant to stayin schoolforever,huh?""So whendo youfinish?"Asks aboutschool butnot aboutyourresearchAppears tobelieve thatyou don'tactually workFeignsinterest inyourresearchGlazed overlook whenyou explainyour workYour self-deprecationjoke only getsawkward pitylaughsDirectsaggressiveopinions abouteducationtowards youHarps onhighereducation"Have youpublishedanything?""Lookingforward tosummer?""Why didyou want togo to gradschool?""What doyou want todo withyour PhD?""Bet you'reglad to beon break,huh?"Tries tomansplainyour workto you"You're goingto love being adoctor/vet/etc!""Oh, [somekid] reallywants to be adoctor/vet!""What doyou do,exactly?""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. Brags about how smart their undergrad child is
  2. Directs aggressive opinions about science towards you
  3. Any references to being "in school"
  4. Half-hearted "Wow, that's so cool!"
  5. "That's a lot of school."
  6. "So you just want to stay in school forever, huh?"
  7. "So when do you finish?"
  8. Asks about school but not about your research
  9. Appears to believe that you don't actually work
  10. Feigns interest in your research
  11. Glazed over look when you explain your work
  12. Your self-deprecation joke only gets awkward pity laughs
  13. Directs aggressive opinions about education towards you
  14. Harps on higher education
  15. "Have you published anything?"
  16. "Looking forward to summer?"
  17. "Why did you want to go to grad school?"
  18. "What do you want to do with your PhD?"
  19. "Bet you're glad to be on break, huh?"
  20. Tries to mansplain your work to you
  21. "You're going to love being a doctor/vet/etc!"
  22. "Oh, [some kid] really wants to be a doctor/vet!"
  23. "What do you do, exactly?"
  24. "Can't believe the student loan crisis, huh?"