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

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