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

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