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

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