didn't fitthe "typicalstudent"moldhad amentor orteacher thanchangedeverythingfailed a classor exam andbouncedbackfell behindacademicallyat somepointHad to pretendI understoodsomething…then Googledit laterFound acampusoffice I didn’teven knowexisted.firstgenerationstudent, orsupportedonejoined agroup thathelped mebelongBuilt aconnection withsomeonecompletelydifferent frommehadimpostersyndromehad amoment ofresilience Iam proud offelt like anoutsiderat somepointthought"everyoneelse knowswhat theyare doing"asked a"scary"questions Ithought wasdumbused acampusresource thatreally helpedwas anadult leaneror militaryaffiliatedwasconfusedby a formor processswitchedmajors (orwantedto)struggledmentally oremotionallyin schoolchanged acareer pathor took a abreak fromschoolGot lost oncampus orfoundcampusconfusingdidn't knowwhat FAFSAwas the firsttimeolder/youngerthan myclassmateswas tooafraid toask forhelpdidn't fitthe "typicalstudent"moldhad amentor orteacher thanchangedeverythingfailed a classor exam andbouncedbackfell behindacademicallyat somepointHad to pretendI understoodsomething…then Googledit laterFound acampusoffice I didn’teven knowexisted.firstgenerationstudent, orsupportedonejoined agroup thathelped mebelongBuilt aconnection withsomeonecompletelydifferent frommehadimpostersyndromehad amoment ofresilience Iam proud offelt like anoutsiderat somepointthought"everyoneelse knowswhat theyare doing"asked a"scary"questions Ithought wasdumbused acampusresource thatreally helpedwas anadult leaneror militaryaffiliatedwasconfusedby a formor processswitchedmajors (orwantedto)struggledmentally oremotionallyin schoolchanged acareer pathor took a abreak fromschoolGot lost oncampus orfoundcampusconfusingdidn't knowwhat FAFSAwas the firsttimeolder/youngerthan myclassmateswas tooafraid toask forhelp

Belonging 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. didn't fit the "typical student" mold
  2. had a mentor or teacher than changed everything
  3. failed a class or exam and bounced back
  4. fell behind academically at some point
  5. Had to pretend I understood something… then Googled it later
  6. Found a campus office I didn’t even know existed.
  7. first generation student, or supported one
  8. joined a group that helped me belong
  9. Built a connection with someone completely different from me
  10. had imposter syndrome
  11. had a moment of resilience I am proud of
  12. felt like an outsider at some point
  13. thought "everyone else knows what they are doing"
  14. asked a "scary" questions I thought was dumb
  15. used a campus resource that really helped
  16. was an adult leaner or military affiliated
  17. was confused by a form or process
  18. switched majors (or wanted to)
  19. struggled mentally or emotionally in school
  20. changed a career path or took a a break from school
  21. Got lost on campus or found campus confusing
  22. didn't know what FAFSA was the first time
  23. older/younger than my classmates
  24. was too afraid to ask for help