Incompleteideas orthoughtsTells theUniversityabout theUniversityOver thewordlimitUnfocused- too manythings atonce.SpellingerrorsCliche'Repeats theirbragsheet/resumeFlatterstheadmissionsboardMentions theDictionary/DefineswordsSlang andabbreviationsIncompleteCynical orcondescendingStatementsBoringGrammarErrorsToowordyQuotesanyoneDoesn'tuse theassignedpromptsImproperCitationsSweepingGeneralizationsDoes notanswerthequestionGhostWriterTalksabout thegrades orGPAIncorrectfactsWritten ina languagebesidesEnglishVocabulary isunnecessarilycomplexLateCalls thecollege bythe wrongnamePlagiarismOffensivespeechIncompleteideas orthoughtsTells theUniversityabout theUniversityOver thewordlimitUnfocused- too manythings atonce.SpellingerrorsCliche'Repeats theirbragsheet/resumeFlatterstheadmissionsboardMentions theDictionary/DefineswordsSlang andabbreviationsIncompleteCynical orcondescendingStatementsBoringGrammarErrorsToowordyQuotesanyoneDoesn'tuse theassignedpromptsImproperCitationsSweepingGeneralizationsDoes notanswerthequestionGhostWriterTalksabout thegrades orGPAIncorrectfactsWritten ina languagebesidesEnglishVocabulary isunnecessarilycomplexLateCalls thecollege bythe wrongnamePlagiarismOffensivespeech

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