You couldn't getahold of youradvisor for a ≥3workday periodYour professorgives no feedbackon a paper duringthe semester, thentears it apart at theend of the courseDebugging codefor hours/daysonly to realizeyou forgot asemicolon (orsimilar)Your submittedmanuscriptwas rejectedby at least twojournalsYour advisorneglects tointroduce youto theircolleagues at aconferenceYou stayed upworking reallylate the nightbefore anadvisor meetingYou turned30 while ingradschoolYou had to payfor your owntravel, hotel,food, etc. for aconferenceYour advisorforgot to tellyou they areout of thecountryFailing to passacomprehensiveexamYourreimbursementfor a conferencegets stuck inConcur formonthsYour advisor forgotthat they asked youto do something andthen questioned whyyou would do suchan unnecessaryexperimentYour advisordidn't knowwhich classesyou needed totakeYour advisor andpostdoc(s)demand you makecontradictorychanges to yourpaperTurning toYouTubebecause thosevideos teachbetter than yourprofessorsYour dissertationdata is delayed bymonths becausePitt messed up asingle word in theData UseAgreementPitt IT takesseveral weeksto unzip a .csvfile and make itavailable to youAttended adepartment-wide receptionthat has nofood or drinkYour advisorforgot you wereon vacation andexpected you todo somethingWhen, at yourdissertationdefense, youradvisor strugglesto remember howlong you've been astudentCompleting agroup projecton GoogleDocshours/minutesbefore deadlineMultiple monthswent by beforeyour stipendreflected a new,increased rateYour advisorrefused toteach you anessential labmethod/techniqueYour dissertationchair moves to adifferent university,forcing you toreconfigure yourentire committee withonly a few weeks'noticeBelonging to adepartment thathas nopermanent chairfor more than afew monthsReading Redditor Quora postsabout sad gradsituations tomake you feelless aloneYour committeemeeting wasvery delayedbecauseschedulesnever alignedCryingDURING ameeting withyour advisorYour advisorforgot whatyour projectwas aboutYour advisorcompletelyforgot about ameeting youhad scheduledCryingAFTER ameeting withyour advisorYour advisor failsto give feedbackon your thesis formonths butdemands majorrevisions just daysbefore deadlineWaiting forreimbursementafter paying forfood and drinkfor your wholejournal clubYour advisor saysto change youranalysis only totell you afterwardto revert to theoriginal planYou couldn't getahold of youradvisor for a ≥3workday periodYour professorgives no feedbackon a paper duringthe semester, thentears it apart at theend of the courseDebugging codefor hours/daysonly to realizeyou forgot asemicolon (orsimilar)Your submittedmanuscriptwas rejectedby at least twojournalsYour advisorneglects tointroduce youto theircolleagues at aconferenceYou stayed upworking reallylate the nightbefore anadvisor meetingYou turned30 while ingradschoolYou had to payfor your owntravel, hotel,food, etc. for aconferenceYour advisorforgot to tellyou they areout of thecountryFailing to passacomprehensiveexamYourreimbursementfor a conferencegets stuck inConcur formonthsYour advisor forgotthat they asked youto do something andthen questioned whyyou would do suchan unnecessaryexperimentYour advisordidn't knowwhich classesyou needed totakeYour advisor andpostdoc(s)demand you makecontradictorychanges to yourpaperTurning toYouTubebecause thosevideos teachbetter than yourprofessorsYour dissertationdata is delayed bymonths becausePitt messed up asingle word in theData UseAgreementPitt IT takesseveral weeksto unzip a .csvfile and make itavailable to youAttended adepartment-wide receptionthat has nofood or drinkYour advisorforgot you wereon vacation andexpected you todo somethingWhen, at yourdissertationdefense, youradvisor strugglesto remember howlong you've been astudentCompleting agroup projecton GoogleDocshours/minutesbefore deadlineMultiple monthswent by beforeyour stipendreflected a new,increased rateYour advisorrefused toteach you anessential labmethod/techniqueYour dissertationchair moves to adifferent university,forcing you toreconfigure yourentire committee withonly a few weeks'noticeBelonging to adepartment thathas nopermanent chairfor more than afew monthsReading Redditor Quora postsabout sad gradsituations tomake you feelless aloneYour committeemeeting wasvery delayedbecauseschedulesnever alignedCryingDURING ameeting withyour advisorYour advisorforgot whatyour projectwas aboutYour advisorcompletelyforgot about ameeting youhad scheduledCryingAFTER ameeting withyour advisorYour advisor failsto give feedbackon your thesis formonths butdemands majorrevisions just daysbefore deadlineWaiting forreimbursementafter paying forfood and drinkfor your wholejournal clubYour advisor saysto change youranalysis only totell you afterwardto revert to theoriginal plan

Marisa's Anti-PhD Bingo: Find an individual who has experienced a situation below (one block per person) - 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. You couldn't get ahold of your advisor for a ≥3 workday period
  2. Your professor gives no feedback on a paper during the semester, then tears it apart at the end of the course
  3. Debugging code for hours/days only to realize you forgot a semicolon (or similar)
  4. Your submitted manuscript was rejected by at least two journals
  5. Your advisor neglects to introduce you to their colleagues at a conference
  6. You stayed up working really late the night before an advisor meeting
  7. You turned 30 while in grad school
  8. You had to pay for your own travel, hotel, food, etc. for a conference
  9. Your advisor forgot to tell you they are out of the country
  10. Failing to pass a comprehensive exam
  11. Your reimbursement for a conference gets stuck in Concur for months
  12. Your advisor forgot that they asked you to do something and then questioned why you would do such an unnecessary experiment
  13. Your advisor didn't know which classes you needed to take
  14. Your advisor and postdoc(s) demand you make contradictory changes to your paper
  15. Turning to YouTube because those videos teach better than your professors
  16. Your dissertation data is delayed by months because Pitt messed up a single word in the Data Use Agreement
  17. Pitt IT takes several weeks to unzip a .csv file and make it available to you
  18. Attended a department-wide reception that has no food or drink
  19. Your advisor forgot you were on vacation and expected you to do something
  20. When, at your dissertation defense, your advisor struggles to remember how long you've been a student
  21. Completing a group project on Google Docs hours/minutes before deadline
  22. Multiple months went by before your stipend reflected a new, increased rate
  23. Your advisor refused to teach you an essential lab method/ technique
  24. Your dissertation chair moves to a different university, forcing you to reconfigure your entire committee with only a few weeks' notice
  25. Belonging to a department that has no permanent chair for more than a few months
  26. Reading Reddit or Quora posts about sad grad situations to make you feel less alone
  27. Your committee meeting was very delayed because schedules never aligned
  28. Crying DURING a meeting with your advisor
  29. Your advisor forgot what your project was about
  30. Your advisor completely forgot about a meeting you had scheduled
  31. Crying AFTER a meeting with your advisor
  32. Your advisor fails to give feedback on your thesis for months but demands major revisions just days before deadline
  33. Waiting for reimbursement after paying for food and drink for your whole journal club
  34. Your advisor says to change your analysis only to tell you afterward to revert to the original plan