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


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