family membercomes todefense but isthoroughlyconfusedGraduate!asked to helprecruit studentseven though weare bitter shellsof our pastselveshave to re-explainentire projectto PIsomeonesuggests anexperimentthat you don'thave time formistakenfor anundergradsomeonecommentson "the jobmarket""When areyougraduating?"- 2nd year orbelowasked totrain yet-another newlab membertotally ignoringlab safetybecause you'vedone this 1000times beforetake avacation(4 daysminimum)voluntold topresentposter at on-campussymposium"I'm not sureI'm going to beable to get thatdone beforegraduation :)"go to aconference"If so-and-so couldgraduatethen I can"PI pitchesjob inacademiaone last timeforget toregisterforclasseswrite theacknowledgementssection of yourthesis"So what areyou doingnext?" -familymemberzoomjobinterviewcan't interpretyour own labnotebookentry from 1stor 2nd yearReviewer isirritating /unreasonablesuccessfullyschedulecommitteemeeting /defense withonly one pollsubmit jobapplicationcry duringdefensepresentationhave adrink inlabPI can'trememberwhat yearyou are insay "beyondthe scope ofmy work"submitapaper"you'vebeen hereso long!"mistakenfor apostdoc"I'm just soburnt out" -3rd year orbelowfamily membercomes todefense but isthoroughlyconfusedGraduate!asked to helprecruit studentseven though weare bitter shellsof our pastselveshave to re-explainentire projectto PIsomeonesuggests anexperimentthat you don'thave time formistakenfor anundergradsomeonecommentson "the jobmarket""When areyougraduating?"- 2nd year orbelowasked totrain yet-another newlab membertotally ignoringlab safetybecause you'vedone this 1000times beforetake avacation(4 daysminimum)voluntold topresentposter at on-campussymposium"I'm not sureI'm going to beable to get thatdone beforegraduation :)"go to aconference"If so-and-so couldgraduatethen I can"PI pitchesjob inacademiaone last timeforget toregisterforclasseswrite theacknowledgementssection of yourthesis"So what areyou doingnext?" -familymemberzoomjobinterviewcan't interpretyour own labnotebookentry from 1stor 2nd yearReviewer isirritating /unreasonablesuccessfullyschedulecommitteemeeting /defense withonly one pollsubmit jobapplicationcry duringdefensepresentationhave adrink inlabPI can'trememberwhat yearyou are insay "beyondthe scope ofmy work"submitapaper"you'vebeen hereso long!"mistakenfor apostdoc"I'm just soburnt out" -3rd year orbelow

2023 Grad School 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. family member comes to defense but is thoroughly confused
  2. Graduate!
  3. asked to help recruit students even though we are bitter shells of our past selves
  4. have to re-explain entire project to PI
  5. someone suggests an experiment that you don't have time for
  6. mistaken for an undergrad
  7. someone comments on "the job market"
  8. "When are you graduating?" - 2nd year or below
  9. asked to train yet-another new lab member
  10. totally ignoring lab safety because you've done this 1000 times before
  11. take a vacation (4 days minimum)
  12. voluntold to present poster at on-campus symposium
  13. "I'm not sure I'm going to be able to get that done before graduation :)"
  14. go to a conference
  15. "If so-and-so could graduate then I can"
  16. PI pitches job in academia one last time
  17. forget to register for classes
  18. write the acknowledgements section of your thesis
  19. "So what are you doing next?" - family member
  20. zoom job interview
  21. can't interpret your own lab notebook entry from 1st or 2nd year
  22. Reviewer is irritating / unreasonable
  23. successfully schedule committee meeting / defense with only one poll
  24. submit job application
  25. cry during defense presentation
  26. have a drink in lab
  27. PI can't remember what year you are in
  28. say "beyond the scope of my work"
  29. submit a paper
  30. "you've been here so long!"
  31. mistaken for a postdoc
  32. "I'm just so burnt out" - 3rd year or below