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

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