I have been part of Model United Nations for almost 2 years.
The thing is, I don’t like it. I am not good at public speaking and not very interested in politics or so. I am planning to take business as my course, and will being part of MUN help in my college application?
P.S. when it comes to business related competition etc. I am confident but not in MUN :((
Sometimes something like MUN will help you get better at public speaking. It will help you meet other students and learn about the world. It will help you to communicate with others and negotiate. Thse are all useful for business. However, if you don’t like MUN, that is okay. Find other ECs that you do like.
Check out “How to be a High School Superstar” by Cal Newport.
“The basic message of the book is this: Don’t wear yourself out taking as many classes as you can and being involved in every club and sport. Instead, leave yourself enough free time to explore your interests. Cultivate one interest and make it into something special that will make you stand out among the other applicants and get you into the toughest schools, even if your grades and scores aren’t stellar. Newport calls this the “relaxed superstar approach,” and he shows you how to really do this, breaking the process down into three principles, explained and illustrated with real life examples of students who got into top schools: (1) underscheduling—making sure you have copious amounts of free time to pursue interesting things, (2) focusing on one or two pursuits instead of trying to be a “jack of all trades,” and (3) innovation—developing an interesting and important activity or project in your area of interest. This fruit yielded by this strategy, an interesting life and real, meaningful achievements, is sure to help not only with college admissions, but getting a job, starting a business, or whatever your goals.”
http://www.examiner.com/review/be-a-relaxed-high-school-superstar
Thank you so much!! 