What do youwant to dowith yourgraduatedegree?What aregraduateschoolapplicationslike?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 are somethings abouttransitioning fromundergrad to gradschool that youfound particularlychallenging?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 kind ofjobs can I getwith a graduatedegree inchemistry?Do you haveany advicefor gettingsummerresearch?What does atypical day looklike for you as agraduatestudent?Is researchfrustrating?Is it worthit?Do you oftenfeeloverwhelmedas a graduatestudent?What qualitiesshould I lookfor in a PI asanundergrad?How do youdistribute yourtime between yourresponsibilities(research,teaching, etc.)?How did youchoose graduateschool over medschool/otheroptions?Why didyou chooseto come toUW?Is itmanageable tobalance yourresponsibilitieswith a sociallife?What do I doif I want toswitch labsas anundergrad?How isgraduatestudent lifedifferent fromlife as anundergrad?As a graduatestudent, whatqualities do youlook for inundergraduateresearchers?What was yourundergraduateresearchexperiencelike?What was yourpath indiscovering whatresearch/field ofstudy interestedyou?How do Igetinvolved inresearch?What do youwant to dowith yourgraduatedegree?What aregraduateschoolapplicationslike?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 are somethings abouttransitioning fromundergrad to gradschool that youfound particularlychallenging?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 kind ofjobs can I getwith a graduatedegree inchemistry?Do you haveany advicefor gettingsummerresearch?What does atypical day looklike for you as agraduatestudent?Is researchfrustrating?Is it worthit?Do you oftenfeeloverwhelmedas a graduatestudent?What qualitiesshould I lookfor in a PI asanundergrad?How do youdistribute yourtime between yourresponsibilities(research,teaching, etc.)?How did youchoose graduateschool over medschool/otheroptions?Why didyou chooseto come toUW?Is itmanageable tobalance yourresponsibilitieswith a sociallife?What do I doif I want toswitch labsas anundergrad?How isgraduatestudent lifedifferent fromlife as anundergrad?As a graduatestudent, whatqualities do youlook for inundergraduateresearchers?What was yourundergraduateresearchexperiencelike?What was yourpath indiscovering whatresearch/field ofstudy interestedyou?How do Igetinvolved inresearch?

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