Got your firstcollege job(work study,campus job,or otherwise)Discoveredyour favoriteon-campusstudy spotThoughtaboutquitting, butkept goinganywayAttended acareer fairwithoutknowing whatto expectAsked,“What’s abursar?”Got losttrying tofind aclassroomcompletedanassociatesdegreeAttendedofficehoursCalled/textedfamily tocelebrate first“A” on anassignmentStressed overgroup projectmembers notdoing theirpartSigned up forclasses withoutknowing what aprerequisitewas.ChangedyourmajortransferstudentCompletedtheFAFSAthis yearTook anap in thelibraryDiscovered aresource youdidn’t knowexisted (tutoring,food pantry,CILA, etc.)Had to explain tofamily what acredithour/major/minorisWent to afree campusevent justfor the foodDidn’t knowwhat “officehours”meant at firstAskedsomeonehow manycredits full-time isTaught yourfamily a newcollege termthey’d neverheard of beforeearned ascholarshipAsked “Isthis goingto be onthe exam?”Joined acampus clubor studentorganizationPulled anall-nighterto finish anassignmentMade anew friendin classGot free swag(shirt, pen,water bottle)from acampus eventOversleptandmissedclassFelt proudafter givingyour family acampus tourYour familyasked, Sowhat exactlydo youstudy?Foundanother first-gen studentwho “gets it”Had to miss asocialgatheringbecause of anexam or essay.UsedYouTube/TikTokto learn how todo somethingfor a classDidn’t knowhow toaddress aprofessor inan emailGot your firstcollege job(work study,campus job,or otherwise)Discoveredyour favoriteon-campusstudy spotThoughtaboutquitting, butkept goinganywayAttended acareer fairwithoutknowing whatto expectAsked,“What’s abursar?”Got losttrying tofind aclassroomcompletedanassociatesdegreeAttendedofficehoursCalled/textedfamily tocelebrate first“A” on anassignmentStressed overgroup projectmembers notdoing theirpartSigned up forclasses withoutknowing what aprerequisitewas.ChangedyourmajortransferstudentCompletedtheFAFSAthis yearTook anap in thelibraryDiscovered aresource youdidn’t knowexisted (tutoring,food pantry,CILA, etc.)Had to explain tofamily what acredithour/major/minorisWent to afree campusevent justfor the foodDidn’t knowwhat “officehours”meant at firstAskedsomeonehow manycredits full-time isTaught yourfamily a newcollege termthey’d neverheard of beforeearned ascholarshipAsked “Isthis goingto be onthe exam?”Joined acampus clubor studentorganizationPulled anall-nighterto finish anassignmentMade anew friendin classGot free swag(shirt, pen,water bottle)from acampus eventOversleptandmissedclassFelt proudafter givingyour family acampus tourYour familyasked, Sowhat exactlydo youstudy?Foundanother first-gen studentwho “gets it”Had to miss asocialgatheringbecause of anexam or essay.UsedYouTube/TikTokto learn how todo somethingfor a classDidn’t knowhow toaddress aprofessor inan email

First- Gen Bingo Card - 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. Got your first college job (work study, campus job, or otherwise)
  2. Discovered your favorite on-campus study spot
  3. Thought about quitting, but kept going anyway
  4. Attended a career fair without knowing what to expect
  5. Asked, “What’s a bursar?”
  6. Got lost trying to find a classroom
  7. completed an associates degree
  8. Attended office hours
  9. Called/texted family to celebrate first “A” on an assignment
  10. Stressed over group project members not doing their part
  11. Signed up for classes without knowing what a prerequisite was.
  12. Changed your major
  13. transfer student
  14. Completed the FAFSA this year
  15. Took a nap in the library
  16. Discovered a resource you didn’t know existed (tutoring, food pantry, CILA, etc.)
  17. Had to explain to family what a credit hour/major/minor is
  18. Went to a free campus event just for the food
  19. Didn’t know what “office hours” meant at first
  20. Asked someone how many credits full-time is
  21. Taught your family a new college term they’d never heard of before
  22. earned a scholarship
  23. Asked “Is this going to be on the exam?”
  24. Joined a campus club or student organization
  25. Pulled an all-nighter to finish an assignment
  26. Made a new friend in class
  27. Got free swag (shirt, pen, water bottle) from a campus event
  28. Overslept and missed class
  29. Felt proud after giving your family a campus tour
  30. Your family asked, So what exactly do you study?
  31. Found another first-gen student who “gets it”
  32. Had to miss a social gathering because of an exam or essay.
  33. Used YouTube/TikTok to learn how to do something for a class
  34. Didn’t know how to address a professor in an email