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

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