have to re-explainentire projectto PIReviewer isirritating /unreasonablefamily membercomes todefense but isthoroughlyconfusedsomeonesuggests anexperimentthat you don'thave time forGraduate!have adrink inlabsuccessfullyschedulecommitteemeeting /defense withonly one poll"I'm just soburnt out" -3rd year orbelowsay "beyondthe scope ofmy work""When areyougraduating?"- 2nd year orbelow"If so-and-so couldgraduatethen I can"asked totrain yet-another newlab memberPI pitchesjob inacademiaone last timetotally ignoringlab safetybecause you'vedone this 1000times beforetake avacation(4 daysminimum)forget toregisterforclassessomeonecommentson "the jobmarket"zoomjobinterview"So what areyou doingnext?" -familymember"I'm not sureI'm going to beable to get thatdone beforegraduation :)"asked to helprecruit studentseven though weare bitter shellsof our pastselvesPI can'trememberwhat yearyou are insubmitapaperwrite theacknowledgementssection of yourthesismistakenfor anundergradcan't interpretyour own labnotebookentry from 1stor 2nd yearsubmit jobapplicationgo to aconferencevoluntold topresentposter at on-campussymposiummistakenfor apostdoccry duringdefensepresentation"you'vebeen hereso long!"have to re-explainentire projectto PIReviewer isirritating /unreasonablefamily membercomes todefense but isthoroughlyconfusedsomeonesuggests anexperimentthat you don'thave time forGraduate!have adrink inlabsuccessfullyschedulecommitteemeeting /defense withonly one poll"I'm just soburnt out" -3rd year orbelowsay "beyondthe scope ofmy work""When areyougraduating?"- 2nd year orbelow"If so-and-so couldgraduatethen I can"asked totrain yet-another newlab memberPI pitchesjob inacademiaone last timetotally ignoringlab safetybecause you'vedone this 1000times beforetake avacation(4 daysminimum)forget toregisterforclassessomeonecommentson "the jobmarket"zoomjobinterview"So what areyou doingnext?" -familymember"I'm not sureI'm going to beable to get thatdone beforegraduation :)"asked to helprecruit studentseven though weare bitter shellsof our pastselvesPI can'trememberwhat yearyou are insubmitapaperwrite theacknowledgementssection of yourthesismistakenfor anundergradcan't interpretyour own labnotebookentry from 1stor 2nd yearsubmit jobapplicationgo to aconferencevoluntold topresentposter at on-campussymposiummistakenfor apostdoccry duringdefensepresentation"you'vebeen hereso long!"

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