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

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