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

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