BoringGrammarErrorsTells theUniversityabout theUniversityGhostWriterVocabulary isunnecessarilycomplexUnfocused- too manythings atonce.OffensivespeechDoes notanswerthequestionSweepingGeneralizationsCliche'ToowordyDoesn'tuse theassignedpromptsWritten ina languagebesidesEnglishIncompleteideas orthoughtsCalls thecollege bythe wrongnameMentions theDictionary/DefineswordsSlang andabbreviationsIncompleteTalksabout thegrades orGPAImproperCitationsLateSpellingerrorsQuotesanyoneFlatterstheadmissionsboardIncorrectfactsOver thewordlimitCynical orcondescendingStatementsRepeats theirbragsheet/resumePlagiarismBoringGrammarErrorsTells theUniversityabout theUniversityGhostWriterVocabulary isunnecessarilycomplexUnfocused- too manythings atonce.OffensivespeechDoes notanswerthequestionSweepingGeneralizationsCliche'ToowordyDoesn'tuse theassignedpromptsWritten ina languagebesidesEnglishIncompleteideas orthoughtsCalls thecollege bythe wrongnameMentions theDictionary/DefineswordsSlang andabbreviationsIncompleteTalksabout thegrades orGPAImproperCitationsLateSpellingerrorsQuotesanyoneFlatterstheadmissionsboardIncorrectfactsOver thewordlimitCynical orcondescendingStatementsRepeats theirbragsheet/resumePlagiarism

Terrible College Essay 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. Boring
  2. Grammar Errors
  3. Tells the University about the University
  4. Ghost Writer
  5. Vocabulary is unnecessarily complex
  6. Unfocused - too many things at once.
  7. Offensive speech
  8. Does not answer the question
  9. Sweeping Generalizations
  10. Cliche'
  11. Too wordy
  12. Doesn't use the assigned prompts
  13. Written in a language besides English
  14. Incomplete ideas or thoughts
  15. Calls the college by the wrong name
  16. Mentions the Dictionary/ Defines words
  17. Slang and abbreviations
  18. Incomplete
  19. Talks about the grades or GPA
  20. Improper Citations
  21. Late
  22. Spelling errors
  23. Quotes anyone
  24. Flatters the admissions board
  25. Incorrect facts
  26. Over the word limit
  27. Cynical or condescending Statements
  28. Repeats their brag sheet/resume
  29. Plagiarism