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

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