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

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