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

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