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

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