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

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