Forgot toinclude animportant co-author in apaper orpresentationHas beenasked "whenare youfinishing yourPhD ?" toomany timesHad anawkwardencounterwith theiracademic idolUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresIf given thechance,would do thesame PhDagainHas livedin morethan 3countriesRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showHas changedresearchtopics duringtheir PhDcareerHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermHas neverdonefieldworkForgot toinclude animportant co-author in apaper orpresentationHas beenasked "whenare youfinishing yourPhD ?" toomany timesHad anawkwardencounterwith theiracademic idolUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresIf given thechance,would do thesame PhDagainHas livedin morethan 3countriesRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showHas changedresearchtopics duringtheir PhDcareerHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermHas neverdonefieldwork

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. Forgot to include an important co-author in a paper or presentation
  2. Has been asked "when are you finishing your PhD ?" too many times
  3. Had an awkward encounter with their academic idol
  4. Used a meme or pop culture reference to explain a concept
  5. Gave up and blamed the software for your analysis issues
  6. Felt like a data wizard after solving a coding problem
  7. Pretended to write while scrolling social media or online shopping
  8. Turned procrastination into "productive" tasks like cleaning your desk
  9. Accidentally taught yourself something while explaining it to someone else
  10. Realized it’s already Friday, and you don’t know what you accomplished
  11. Wrote an entire paragraph only to delete it later
  12. Started reading a paper but got distracted by the references rabbit hole
  13. Survived a teaching session with zero technical difficulties
  14. Had an existential crisis about your thesis topic
  15. Successfully negotiated a deadline extension with your supervisor
  16. Attended a conference just for the snacks or coffee breaks
  17. Tried explaining your research to family and got blank stares
  18. If given the chance, would do the same PhD again
  19. Has lived in more than 3 countries
  20. Rewarded yourself for finishing a task by binge-watching your favorite show
  21. Has changed research topics during their PhD career
  22. Hid in a corner to avoid small talk at a conference
  23. Nodded along in a supervision meeting while secretly Googling a term
  24. Has never done fieldwork