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

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