How isgraduatestudent lifedifferent fromlife as anundergrad?Do you oftenfeeloverwhelmedas a graduatestudent?Should you feelawkward whenwriting a CV andfind you almostdid nothing afterhigh school?What are somethings abouttransitioning fromundergrad to gradschool that youfound particularlychallenging?Do you haveany advice forhow to choosea graduateschool?What qualitiesshould I lookfor in a PI asanundergrad?What kind ofjobs can I getwith a graduatedegree inchemistry?What was yourpath indiscovering whatresearch/field ofstudy interestedyou?Why didyou chooseto come toUW?What does atypical day looklike for you as agraduatestudent?Is itmanageable tobalance yourresponsibilitieswith a sociallife?What is the best(or at least good)decision thatyou've maderegarding yourresearch career?What do I doif I want toswitch labsas anundergrad?How do you askyour professoror TA to write arecommendationletter for you?What advicewould you havefor someonewhen decidinga researchfocus?How did youchoose graduateschool over medschool/otheroptions?How do Igetinvolved inresearch?What do youwant to dowith yourgraduatedegree?Do you haveany advicefor gettingsummerresearch?How do youdistribute yourtime between yourresponsibilities(research,teaching, etc.)?What aregraduateschoolapplicationslike?What was yourundergraduateresearchexperiencelike?Is researchfrustrating?Is it worthit?As a graduatestudent, whatqualities do youlook for inundergraduateresearchers?How isgraduatestudent lifedifferent fromlife as anundergrad?Do you oftenfeeloverwhelmedas a graduatestudent?Should you feelawkward whenwriting a CV andfind you almostdid nothing afterhigh school?What are somethings abouttransitioning fromundergrad to gradschool that youfound particularlychallenging?Do you haveany advice forhow to choosea graduateschool?What qualitiesshould I lookfor in a PI asanundergrad?What kind ofjobs can I getwith a graduatedegree inchemistry?What was yourpath indiscovering whatresearch/field ofstudy interestedyou?Why didyou chooseto come toUW?What does atypical day looklike for you as agraduatestudent?Is itmanageable tobalance yourresponsibilitieswith a sociallife?What is the best(or at least good)decision thatyou've maderegarding yourresearch career?What do I doif I want toswitch labsas anundergrad?How do you askyour professoror TA to write arecommendationletter for you?What advicewould you havefor someonewhen decidinga researchfocus?How did youchoose graduateschool over medschool/otheroptions?How do Igetinvolved inresearch?What do youwant to dowith yourgraduatedegree?Do you haveany advicefor gettingsummerresearch?How do youdistribute yourtime between yourresponsibilities(research,teaching, etc.)?What aregraduateschoolapplicationslike?What was yourundergraduateresearchexperiencelike?Is researchfrustrating?Is it worthit?As a graduatestudent, whatqualities do youlook for inundergraduateresearchers?

For Grad Students - 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. How is graduate student life different from life as an undergrad?
  2. Do you often feel overwhelmed as a graduate student?
  3. Should you feel awkward when writing a CV and find you almost did nothing after high school?
  4. What are some things about transitioning from undergrad to grad school that you found particularly challenging?
  5. Do you have any advice for how to choose a graduate school?
  6. What qualities should I look for in a PI as an undergrad?
  7. What kind of jobs can I get with a graduate degree in chemistry?
  8. What was your path in discovering what research/field of study interested you?
  9. Why did you choose to come to UW?
  10. What does a typical day look like for you as a graduate student?
  11. Is it manageable to balance your responsibilities with a social life?
  12. What is the best (or at least good) decision that you've made regarding your research career?
  13. What do I do if I want to switch labs as an undergrad?
  14. How do you ask your professor or TA to write a recommendation letter for you?
  15. What advice would you have for someone when deciding a research focus?
  16. How did you choose graduate school over med school/other options?
  17. How do I get involved in research?
  18. What do you want to do with your graduate degree?
  19. Do you have any advice for getting summer research?
  20. How do you distribute your time between your responsibilities (research, teaching, etc.)?
  21. What are graduate school applications like?
  22. What was your undergraduate research experience like?
  23. Is research frustrating? Is it worth it?
  24. As a graduate student, what qualities do you look for in undergraduate researchers?