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

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