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

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