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


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
  1. I seem more competent than I really am
  2. I apologize for not knowing things
  3. I should be able to anticipate problems before they occur
  4. I assume I'll fail so that I won't be disappointed when I do fail
  5. I should feel lucky to have gotten into grad school
  6. I don't voice my real opinions
  7. I apologize for small mistakes
  8. I should succeed at everything I do
  9. If I work with others, they'll see that I'm not qualified to be here
  10. When people compliment me, I explain why I don't deserve the compliment
  11. I never make assertions like, "I know the answer"
  12. I remind others of how much I don't know
  13. I hide my accomplish-ments
  14. I never admit when I don't know how to do something
  15. I should automatically understand things
  16. Eventually people will realize I'm underqualified
  17. I don't let people see me studying too hard
  18. I attribute my accomplish-ments to something other than myself
  19. I don't tell anyone that I feel like an impostor
  20. When I meet new people off-campus, I never tell them I'm in grad school
  21. I should be able to do everything by myself
  22. I qualify questions or comments by saying things like, "This may not be right, but..."
  23. My success has been due to luck
  24. I panic before tests, presentations, or interviews
  25. I hold back when working in a group
  26. I was admitted because of a mistake
  27. When people compliment me, I assume they're just being nice
  28. I think my classmates are better at math than I am
  29. When I meet new people off-campus, I never tell them I do math
  30. I don't challenge myself too much
  31. I often compare myself to my classmates