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

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