I wasadmitted tothis programby some kindof mistake.Always holdback whenworking in agroup.Always assumeyou will fail soyou won't bedisappointedwhen you do.Never showup others,menespecially.Attribute youaccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourself.Always panicbefore a testorpresentation.Don't tellanyone youfeel like animposter.I should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccur.Apologizefor notknowingsomething.Never let onthat youdon't knowhow to dosomething.I should beable to doeverythingmyself.Always hide youraccomplishments.Don'tvoice yourrealopinions.Alway assumethat whenpeople arecomplimentingyou they arejust being nice.Qualifyquestions withsayings like"This may notbe right, but..."Alwaysremind othersof how muchyou don'tknow.Never makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer."I shouldautomatically"get it."Neverchallengeyourselftoo much.Always sharecredit withother (even ifyou did allthe work).Avoid tellingpeople youare a nursingmajor.I should feellucky to havegotten intoPitt Nursing.I shouldsucceed ineverythingI do.Do not letpeopleseeing youstudying toohard.I wasadmitted tothis programby some kindof mistake.Always holdback whenworking in agroup.Always assumeyou will fail soyou won't bedisappointedwhen you do.Never showup others,menespecially.Attribute youaccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourself.Always panicbefore a testorpresentation.Don't tellanyone youfeel like animposter.I should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccur.Apologizefor notknowingsomething.Never let onthat youdon't knowhow to dosomething.I should beable to doeverythingmyself.Always hide youraccomplishments.Don'tvoice yourrealopinions.Alway assumethat whenpeople arecomplimentingyou they arejust being nice.Qualifyquestions withsayings like"This may notbe right, but..."Alwaysremind othersof how muchyou don'tknow.Never makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer."I shouldautomatically"get it."Neverchallengeyourselftoo much.Always sharecredit withother (even ifyou did allthe work).Avoid tellingpeople youare a nursingmajor.I should feellucky to havegotten intoPitt Nursing.I shouldsucceed ineverythingI do.Do not letpeopleseeing youstudying toohard.

Imposter Syndrome Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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. O-I was admitted to this program by some kind of mistake.
  2. N-Always hold back when working in a group.
  3. I-Always assume you will fail so you won't be disappointed when you do.
  4. I-Never show up others, men especially.
  5. G-Attribute you accomplishments to something other than yourself.
  6. I-Always panic before a test or presentation.
  7. B-Don't tell anyone you feel like an imposter.
  8. B-I should be able to anticipate problems before they occur.
  9. O-Apologize for not knowing something.
  10. O-Never let on that you don't know how to do something.
  11. B-I should be able to do everything myself.
  12. G-Always hide your accomplishments.
  13. G-Don't voice your real opinions.
  14. O-Alway assume that when people are complimenting you they are just being nice.
  15. N-Qualify questions with sayings like "This may not be right, but..."
  16. N-Always remind others of how much you don't know.
  17. G-Never make declarative statements like "I know the answer."
  18. B-I should automatically "get it."
  19. I-Never challenge yourself too much.
  20. G-Always share credit with other (even if you did all the work).
  21. O-Avoid telling people you are a nursing major.
  22. N-I should feel lucky to have gotten into Pitt Nursing.
  23. B-I should succeed in everything I do.
  24. I-Do not let people seeing you studying too hard.