Your advisorrefused toteach you anessential labmethod/techniqueYour advisorforgot to tellyou they areout of thecountryWhen, at yourdissertationdefense, youradvisor strugglesto remember howlong you've been astudentCryingDURING ameeting withyour advisorYourreimbursementfor a conferencegets stuck inConcur formonthsYour advisor andpostdoc(s)demand you makecontradictorychanges to yourpaperYour dissertationchair moves to adifferent university,forcing you toreconfigure yourentire committee withonly a few weeks'noticeCryingAFTER ameeting withyour advisorBelonging to adepartment thathas nopermanent chairfor more than afew monthsYou had to payfor your owntravel, hotel,food, etc. for aconferencePitt IT takesseveral weeksto unzip a .csvfile and make itavailable to youYour advisor failsto give feedbackon your thesis formonths butdemands majorrevisions just daysbefore deadlineYour advisorneglects tointroduce youto theircolleagues at aconferenceYour advisor saysto change youranalysis only totell you afterwardto revert to theoriginal planMultiple monthswent by beforeyour stipendreflected a new,increased rateYour committeemeeting wasvery delayedbecauseschedulesnever alignedYour advisorcompletelyforgot about ameeting youhad scheduledYour advisorforgot you wereon vacation andexpected you todo somethingYour dissertationdata is delayed bymonths becausePitt messed up asingle word in theData UseAgreementYou turned30 while ingradschoolYour advisorforgot whatyour projectwas aboutAttended adepartment-wide receptionthat has nofood or drinkDebugging codefor hours/daysonly to realizeyou forgot asemicolon (orsimilar)Your advisordidn't knowwhich classesyou needed totakeTurning toYouTubebecause thosevideos teachbetter than yourprofessorsReading Redditor Quora postsabout sad gradsituations tomake you feelless aloneFailing to passacomprehensiveexamYou couldn't getahold of youradvisor for a ≥3workday periodYour professorgives no feedbackon a paper duringthe semester, thentears it apart at theend of the courseCompleting agroup projecton GoogleDocshours/minutesbefore deadlineWaiting forreimbursementafter paying forfood and drinkfor your wholejournal clubYour advisor forgotthat they asked youto do something andthen questioned whyyou would do suchan unnecessaryexperimentYour submittedmanuscriptwas rejectedby at least twojournalsYou stayed upworking reallylate the nightbefore anadvisor meetingYour advisorrefused toteach you anessential labmethod/techniqueYour advisorforgot to tellyou they areout of thecountryWhen, at yourdissertationdefense, youradvisor strugglesto remember howlong you've been astudentCryingDURING ameeting withyour advisorYourreimbursementfor a conferencegets stuck inConcur formonthsYour advisor andpostdoc(s)demand you makecontradictorychanges to yourpaperYour dissertationchair moves to adifferent university,forcing you toreconfigure yourentire committee withonly a few weeks'noticeCryingAFTER ameeting withyour advisorBelonging to adepartment thathas nopermanent chairfor more than afew monthsYou had to payfor your owntravel, hotel,food, etc. for aconferencePitt IT takesseveral weeksto unzip a .csvfile and make itavailable to youYour advisor failsto give feedbackon your thesis formonths butdemands majorrevisions just daysbefore deadlineYour advisorneglects tointroduce youto theircolleagues at aconferenceYour advisor saysto change youranalysis only totell you afterwardto revert to theoriginal planMultiple monthswent by beforeyour stipendreflected a new,increased rateYour committeemeeting wasvery delayedbecauseschedulesnever alignedYour advisorcompletelyforgot about ameeting youhad scheduledYour advisorforgot you wereon vacation andexpected you todo somethingYour dissertationdata is delayed bymonths becausePitt messed up asingle word in theData UseAgreementYou turned30 while ingradschoolYour advisorforgot whatyour projectwas aboutAttended adepartment-wide receptionthat has nofood or drinkDebugging codefor hours/daysonly to realizeyou forgot asemicolon (orsimilar)Your advisordidn't knowwhich classesyou needed totakeTurning toYouTubebecause thosevideos teachbetter than yourprofessorsReading Redditor Quora postsabout sad gradsituations tomake you feelless aloneFailing to passacomprehensiveexamYou couldn't getahold of youradvisor for a ≥3workday periodYour professorgives no feedbackon a paper duringthe semester, thentears it apart at theend of the courseCompleting agroup projecton GoogleDocshours/minutesbefore deadlineWaiting forreimbursementafter paying forfood and drinkfor your wholejournal clubYour advisor forgotthat they asked youto do something andthen questioned whyyou would do suchan unnecessaryexperimentYour submittedmanuscriptwas rejectedby at least twojournalsYou stayed upworking reallylate the nightbefore anadvisor meeting

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