Brags abouttheir "smart"undergradchildDirectsaggressiveopinions aboutsciencetowards youHalf-hearted"Wow, that'sso cool!""Have youpublishedanything?"Asks aboutschool butnot aboutyourresearch"Betyou'reglad to beon break!"Feignsinterest inyourresearch"So whendo youfinish?"Your self-deprecationjoke only getsawkward pitylaughsAnyreferencesto being"in school""Lookingforward tosummer?"Harps onhighereducationGlazed overlook whenyou explainyour work"Why didyou want togo to gradschool?""Oh, [somekid] reallywants to be adoctor/vet!"Mentionsstudentloansand/or debt"You mustreally loveschool!"Tries tomansplainyour workto you"Wow,that's a lotof school!""What doyou do,exactly?""So you justwant to stayin schoolforever!"Appears tobelieve thatyou don'thave a job"What doyou want todo withyour PhD?""Whatclassesdo youtake?"Brags abouttheir "smart"undergradchildDirectsaggressiveopinions aboutsciencetowards youHalf-hearted"Wow, that'sso cool!""Have youpublishedanything?"Asks aboutschool butnot aboutyourresearch"Betyou'reglad to beon break!"Feignsinterest inyourresearch"So whendo youfinish?"Your self-deprecationjoke only getsawkward pitylaughsAnyreferencesto being"in school""Lookingforward tosummer?"Harps onhighereducationGlazed overlook whenyou explainyour work"Why didyou want togo to gradschool?""Oh, [somekid] reallywants to be adoctor/vet!"Mentionsstudentloansand/or debt"You mustreally loveschool!"Tries tomansplainyour workto you"Wow,that's a lotof school!""What doyou do,exactly?""So you justwant to stayin schoolforever!"Appears tobelieve thatyou don'thave a job"What doyou want todo withyour PhD?""Whatclassesdo youtake?"

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