"Oh, [somekid] reallywants to be adoctor/vet!"Half-hearted"Wow, that'sso cool!""So whendo youfinish?"Tries tomansplainyour workto youDirectsaggressiveopinions aboutsciencetowards you"What doyou want todo withyour PhD?""Why didyou want togo to gradschool?""What doyou do,exactly?"Asks aboutschool butnot aboutyourresearchBrags abouttheir "smart"undergradchild"So you justwant to stayin schoolforever!"Glazed overlook whenyou explainyour workHarps onhighereducation"You mustreally loveschool!""Have youpublishedanything?""Lookingforward tosummer?"Appears tobelieve thatyou don'thave a jobYour self-deprecationjoke only getsawkward pitylaughsFeignsinterest inyourresearch"Wow,that's a lotof school!"Mentionsstudentloansand/or debtAnyreferencesto being"in school""Whatclassesdo youtake?""Betyou'reglad to beon break!""Oh, [somekid] reallywants to be adoctor/vet!"Half-hearted"Wow, that'sso cool!""So whendo youfinish?"Tries tomansplainyour workto youDirectsaggressiveopinions aboutsciencetowards you"What doyou want todo withyour PhD?""Why didyou want togo to gradschool?""What doyou do,exactly?"Asks aboutschool butnot aboutyourresearchBrags abouttheir "smart"undergradchild"So you justwant to stayin schoolforever!"Glazed overlook whenyou explainyour workHarps onhighereducation"You mustreally loveschool!""Have youpublishedanything?""Lookingforward tosummer?"Appears tobelieve thatyou don'thave a jobYour self-deprecationjoke only getsawkward pitylaughsFeignsinterest inyourresearch"Wow,that's a lotof school!"Mentionsstudentloansand/or debtAnyreferencesto being"in school""Whatclassesdo youtake?""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. "Oh, [some kid] really wants to be a doctor/vet!"
  2. Half-hearted "Wow, that's so cool!"
  3. "So when do you finish?"
  4. Tries to mansplain your work to you
  5. Directs aggressive opinions about science towards you
  6. "What do you want to do with your PhD?"
  7. "Why did you want to go to grad school?"
  8. "What do you do, exactly?"
  9. Asks about school but not about your research
  10. Brags about their "smart" undergrad child
  11. "So you just want to stay in school forever!"
  12. Glazed over look when you explain your work
  13. Harps on higher education
  14. "You must really love school!"
  15. "Have you published anything?"
  16. "Looking forward to summer?"
  17. Appears to believe that you don't have a job
  18. Your self-deprecation joke only gets awkward pity laughs
  19. Feigns interest in your research
  20. "Wow, that's a lot of school!"
  21. Mentions student loans and/or debt
  22. Any references to being "in school"
  23. "What classes do you take?"
  24. "Bet you're glad to be on break!"