asked totrain yet-another newlab memberasked to helprecruit studentseven though weare bitter shellsof our pastselvessubmit jobapplication"I'm just soburnt out" -3rd year orbelowPI can'trememberwhat yearyou are in"If so-and-so couldgraduatethen I can"voluntold topresentposter at on-campussymposiumsomeonecommentson "the jobmarket"forget toregisterforclassesGraduate!family membercomes todefense but isthoroughlyconfusedsubmitapapertake avacation(4 daysminimum)have adrink inlabcan't interpretyour own labnotebookentry from 1stor 2nd year"you'vebeen hereso long!"PI pitchesjob inacademiaone last timesuccessfullyschedulecommitteemeeting /defense withonly one pollgo to aconferencecry duringdefensepresentationwrite theacknowledgementssection of yourthesisReviewer isirritating /unreasonabletotally ignoringlab safetybecause you'vedone this 1000times before"I'm not sureI'm going to beable to get thatdone beforegraduation :)"say "beyondthe scope ofmy work"have to re-explainentire projectto PI"When areyougraduating?"- 2nd year orbelowmistakenfor apostdocmistakenfor anundergradsomeonesuggests anexperimentthat you don'thave time for"So what areyou doingnext?" -familymemberzoomjobinterviewasked totrain yet-another newlab memberasked to helprecruit studentseven though weare bitter shellsof our pastselvessubmit jobapplication"I'm just soburnt out" -3rd year orbelowPI can'trememberwhat yearyou are in"If so-and-so couldgraduatethen I can"voluntold topresentposter at on-campussymposiumsomeonecommentson "the jobmarket"forget toregisterforclassesGraduate!family membercomes todefense but isthoroughlyconfusedsubmitapapertake avacation(4 daysminimum)have adrink inlabcan't interpretyour own labnotebookentry from 1stor 2nd year"you'vebeen hereso long!"PI pitchesjob inacademiaone last timesuccessfullyschedulecommitteemeeting /defense withonly one pollgo to aconferencecry duringdefensepresentationwrite theacknowledgementssection of yourthesisReviewer isirritating /unreasonabletotally ignoringlab safetybecause you'vedone this 1000times before"I'm not sureI'm going to beable to get thatdone beforegraduation :)"say "beyondthe scope ofmy work"have to re-explainentire projectto PI"When areyougraduating?"- 2nd year orbelowmistakenfor apostdocmistakenfor anundergradsomeonesuggests anexperimentthat you don'thave time for"So what areyou doingnext?" -familymemberzoomjobinterview

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