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

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