When I meetnew people off-campus, Inever tell themI do mathI think myclassmatesare better atmath than IamIapologizefor smallmistakesI should beable to doeverythingby myselfMysuccesshas beendue to luckI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurWhen I meetnew people off-campus, Inever tell themI'm in gradschoolI apologizefor notknowingthingsI should feellucky to havegotten intograd schoolWhen peoplecompliment me,I explain why Idon't deservethe complimentI shouldautomaticallyunderstandthingsI don'tvoice myrealopinionsI don'tchallengemyself toomuchI oftencomparemyself to myclassmatesI never admitwhen I don'tknow how todosomethingI wasadmittedbecause ofa mistakeI assume I'llfail so that Iwon't bedisappointedwhen I do failI hide myaccomplish-mentsEventuallypeople willrealize I'munderqualifiedI qualify questionsor comments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."I never makeassertionslike, "I knowthe answer"When peoplecomplimentme, I assumethey're justbeing niceI don't tellanyone that Ifeel like animpostorIf I work withothers, they'llsee that I'mnot qualifiedto be hereI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI remindothers ofhow much Idon't knowI hold backwhenworking ina groupI attribute myaccomplish-ments tosomethingother thanmyselfI don't letpeople seeme studyingtoo hardI seem morecompetentthan I reallyamI panic beforetests,presentations,or interviewsWhen I meetnew people off-campus, Inever tell themI do mathI think myclassmatesare better atmath than IamIapologizefor smallmistakesI should beable to doeverythingby myselfMysuccesshas beendue to luckI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurWhen I meetnew people off-campus, Inever tell themI'm in gradschoolI apologizefor notknowingthingsI should feellucky to havegotten intograd schoolWhen peoplecompliment me,I explain why Idon't deservethe complimentI shouldautomaticallyunderstandthingsI don'tvoice myrealopinionsI don'tchallengemyself toomuchI oftencomparemyself to myclassmatesI never admitwhen I don'tknow how todosomethingI wasadmittedbecause ofa mistakeI assume I'llfail so that Iwon't bedisappointedwhen I do failI hide myaccomplish-mentsEventuallypeople willrealize I'munderqualifiedI qualify questionsor comments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."I never makeassertionslike, "I knowthe answer"When peoplecomplimentme, I assumethey're justbeing niceI don't tellanyone that Ifeel like animpostorIf I work withothers, they'llsee that I'mnot qualifiedto be hereI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI remindothers ofhow much Idon't knowI hold backwhenworking ina groupI attribute myaccomplish-ments tosomethingother thanmyselfI don't letpeople seeme studyingtoo hardI seem morecompetentthan I reallyamI panic beforetests,presentations,or interviews

Impostor Syndrome 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. When I meet new people off-campus, I never tell them I do math
  2. I think my classmates are better at math than I am
  3. I apologize for small mistakes
  4. I should be able to do everything by myself
  5. My success has been due to luck
  6. I should be able to anticipate problems before they occur
  7. When I meet new people off-campus, I never tell them I'm in grad school
  8. I apologize for not knowing things
  9. I should feel lucky to have gotten into grad school
  10. When people compliment me, I explain why I don't deserve the compliment
  11. I should automatically understand things
  12. I don't voice my real opinions
  13. I don't challenge myself too much
  14. I often compare myself to my classmates
  15. I never admit when I don't know how to do something
  16. I was admitted because of a mistake
  17. I assume I'll fail so that I won't be disappointed when I do fail
  18. I hide my accomplish-ments
  19. Eventually people will realize I'm underqualified
  20. I qualify questions or comments by saying things like, "This may not be right, but..."
  21. I never make assertions like, "I know the answer"
  22. When people compliment me, I assume they're just being nice
  23. I don't tell anyone that I feel like an impostor
  24. If I work with others, they'll see that I'm not qualified to be here
  25. I should succeed at everything I do
  26. I remind others of how much I don't know
  27. I hold back when working in a group
  28. I attribute my accomplish-ments to something other than myself
  29. I don't let people see me studying too hard
  30. I seem more competent than I really am
  31. I panic before tests, presentations, or interviews