Successfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorMakesnosenseVagueTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskMetsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceThatsoundsbadElaborate!Lookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarEpistemologicallyirrelevantRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedI've saidthis a fewtimesalready,,,Rewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesCarefulnow!Relevance...?Gave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesI assumethis iswork inprogressIt's veryunstructuredNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermThisbelongs indiscussionnot resultsReceivedethicsapprovalRephraseWhat areyou tryingto say???Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresNeeds to linkback to yourresearchquestionNiceAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseSee mycommentaboveEvidence?Attended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceSoundsweirdFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemThat's abigstatement???No!Grammar!!Pretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingYousound likea robotUnclearCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorMakesnosenseVagueTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskMetsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceThatsoundsbadElaborate!Lookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarEpistemologicallyirrelevantRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedI've saidthis a fewtimesalready,,,Rewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesCarefulnow!Relevance...?Gave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesI assumethis iswork inprogressIt's veryunstructuredNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermThisbelongs indiscussionnot resultsReceivedethicsapprovalRephraseWhat areyou tryingto say???Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresNeeds to linkback to yourresearchquestionNiceAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseSee mycommentaboveEvidence?Attended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceSoundsweirdFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemThat's abigstatement???No!Grammar!!Pretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingYousound likea robotUnclearCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconcept

PhD - 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. Successfully negotiated a deadline extension with your supervisor
  2. Makes no sense
  3. Vague
  4. Turned procrastination into "productive" tasks like cleaning your desk
  5. Met someone interesting at a conference
  6. That sounds bad
  7. Elaborate!
  8. Looked forward to monthly PhD Seminar
  9. Epistemologically irrelevant
  10. Realized it’s already Friday, and you don’t know what you accomplished
  11. I've said this a few times already,,,
  12. Rewarded yourself for finishing a task by binge-watching your favorite show
  13. Forgot to mute yourself and said something embarrassing on Zoom
  14. Survived a teaching session with zero technical difficulties
  15. Careful now!
  16. Relevance...?
  17. Gave up and blamed the software for your analysis issues
  18. I assume this is work in progress
  19. It's very unstructured
  20. Nodded along in a supervision meeting while secretly Googling a term
  21. This belongs in discussion not results
  22. Received ethics approval
  23. Rephrase
  24. What are you trying to say???
  25. Had an existential crisis about your thesis topic
  26. Ended up in an awkward conversation at a networking event
  27. Tried explaining your research to family and got blank stares
  28. Needs to link back to your research question
  29. Nice
  30. Accidentally taught yourself something while explaining it to someone else
  31. See my comment above
  32. Evidence?
  33. Attended a conference just for the snacks or coffee breaks
  34. Hid in a corner to avoid small talk at a conference
  35. Sounds weird
  36. Felt like a data wizard after solving a coding problem
  37. That's a big statement
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  39. No!
  40. Grammar!!
  41. Pretended to write while scrolling social media or online shopping
  42. You sound like a robot
  43. Unclear
  44. Celebrated when your data finally made sense
  45. Used a meme or pop culture reference to explain a concept