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

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