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

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