Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventMetsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationLookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseReceivedethicsapprovalStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventMetsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationLookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseReceivedethicsapprovalStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconference

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