had amentor orteacher thanchangedeverythingwasconfusedby a formor processfirstgenerationstudent, orsupportedonejoined agroup thathelped mebelongused acampusresource thatreally helpedolder/youngerthan myclassmatesdidn't fitthe "typicalstudent"moldfailed a classor exam andbouncedbackhadimpostersyndromedidn't knowwhat FAFSAwas the firsttimestruggledmentally oremotionallyin schoolswitchedmajors (orwantedto)Built aconnection withsomeonecompletelydifferent frommefelt like anoutsiderat somepointthought"everyoneelse knowswhat theyare doing"Got lost oncampus orfoundcampusconfusingasked a"scary"questions Ithought wasdumbfell behindacademicallyat somepointFound acampusoffice I didn’teven knowexisted.had amoment ofresilience Iam proud ofHad to pretendI understoodsomething…then Googledit laterwas tooafraid toask forhelpwas anadult leaneror militaryaffiliatedchanged acareer pathor took a abreak fromschoolhad amentor orteacher thanchangedeverythingwasconfusedby a formor processfirstgenerationstudent, orsupportedonejoined agroup thathelped mebelongused acampusresource thatreally helpedolder/youngerthan myclassmatesdidn't fitthe "typicalstudent"moldfailed a classor exam andbouncedbackhadimpostersyndromedidn't knowwhat FAFSAwas the firsttimestruggledmentally oremotionallyin schoolswitchedmajors (orwantedto)Built aconnection withsomeonecompletelydifferent frommefelt like anoutsiderat somepointthought"everyoneelse knowswhat theyare doing"Got lost oncampus orfoundcampusconfusingasked a"scary"questions Ithought wasdumbfell behindacademicallyat somepointFound acampusoffice I didn’teven knowexisted.had amoment ofresilience Iam proud ofHad to pretendI understoodsomething…then Googledit laterwas tooafraid toask forhelpwas anadult leaneror militaryaffiliatedchanged acareer pathor took a abreak fromschool

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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
  1. had a mentor or teacher than changed everything
  2. was confused by a form or process
  3. first generation student, or supported one
  4. joined a group that helped me belong
  5. used a campus resource that really helped
  6. older/younger than my classmates
  7. didn't fit the "typical student" mold
  8. failed a class or exam and bounced back
  9. had imposter syndrome
  10. didn't know what FAFSA was the first time
  11. struggled mentally or emotionally in school
  12. switched majors (or wanted to)
  13. Built a connection with someone completely different from me
  14. felt like an outsider at some point
  15. thought "everyone else knows what they are doing"
  16. Got lost on campus or found campus confusing
  17. asked a "scary" questions I thought was dumb
  18. fell behind academically at some point
  19. Found a campus office I didn’t even know existed.
  20. had a moment of resilience I am proud of
  21. Had to pretend I understood something… then Googled it later
  22. was too afraid to ask for help
  23. was an adult leaner or military affiliated
  24. changed a career path or took a a break from school