Pretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeMetsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskReceivedethicsapprovalTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptLookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeMetsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskReceivedethicsapprovalTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptLookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminar

PhD Bingo - 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. Pretended to write while scrolling social media or online shopping
  2. Felt like a data wizard after solving a coding problem
  3. Had an existential crisis about your thesis topic
  4. Started reading a paper but got distracted by the references rabbit hole
  5. Met someone interesting at a conference
  6. Accidentally taught yourself something while explaining it to someone else
  7. Realized it’s already Friday, and you don’t know what you accomplished
  8. Nodded along in a supervision meeting while secretly Googling a term
  9. Submitted an abstract or paper for publication
  10. Turned procrastination into "productive" tasks like cleaning your desk
  11. Received ethics approval
  12. Tried explaining your research to family and got blank stares
  13. Gave up and blamed the software for your analysis issues
  14. Ended up in an awkward conversation at a networking event
  15. Wrote an entire paragraph only to delete it later
  16. Celebrated when your data finally made sense
  17. Rewarded yourself for finishing a task by binge-watching your favorite show
  18. Successfully negotiated a deadline extension with your supervisor
  19. Forgot to mute yourself and said something embarrassing on Zoom
  20. Survived a teaching session with zero technical difficulties
  21. Hid in a corner to avoid small talk at a conference
  22. Attended a conference just for the snacks or coffee breaks
  23. Used a meme or pop culture reference to explain a concept
  24. Looked forward to monthly PhD Seminar