<p>Last time I checked, my highschool mentions nothing of a model UN or Congress. Looking at the career path I am going for, a model un would be excellent for me to partake in. I am a freshmen... is there a way to get into a model un without it being inschool?</p>
<p>Maybe I am just unsure of the whole concept of it...</p>
<p>Check with universities... I know at least two universities near where I lived hosted MUNs recently.</p>
<p>Why not start a chapter of MUN? It's not very difficult, and it shows initiative. You just need a lot of passionate interest from the student body. And it definitely helps if there are a lot of rich kids at your school because conferences can be pretty pricey. If you live in an area with a lot of high school MUN chapters (like me-- I live in Fairfax County, VA), then you could arrange to go to their conferences, just to see what it's like (high school conferences are much cheaper-- about $20 each). </p>
<p>Trust me; Model UN is an amazing experience. I have learned so much from participating-- it's actually the club that opened me up to international issues and got me interested in human rights. Feel free to ask me if you have any further questions.</p>
<p>yeah, I know that I would LOVE model un, I saw some tv shows which had some scene's in the model un (lol, I think my girl cousin's were watching some mary kate and ashley movie where they were part of the model un) and I loved the idea ever since.</p>
<p>So basically you say to make sure I have interest from the student body... well maybe. There is no debate team on our school either. About money, I am not sure, we are not really the richest city in the state especially for school. How much are you talking about? Maybe it can be raised from some fundraiser or something?</p>
<p>I think it would be very amazing for a school like ours to get into a model UN type of thing.</p>
<p>a local community college in my area has this MUN class you can take. in the class, you prepare for MUN, then you go to regional and national simulations. so, check with a CC because they might have something similar.</p>
<p>Mary-Kate & Ashley's Winning London is nothing like the real MUN! Same topics; totally different structure. And nobody ever gets to play James Bond in a fancy hotel suite. :[</p>
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<p>Lol! Thats the movie, I think. I just like the concept alot, I assume its better then what is in the movie?</p>
<p>I wouldn't mind if the guys in real MUN are as cute as the ones in Winning London. </p>
<p>Or if they had British accents for that matter - does anyone else find it incredibly alluring?</p>
<p>As someone who recently attended a first MUN conference (RHSMUN-run), I would actually disagree with the idea of MUN being beneficial. The concept of it is extraordinarily good, but a lot of the students competing did not know enough about their countries to make the experience a good simulation. If nothing else, we're in Northern California, and I hear from someone who's familiar with it in Belgium and on the East Coast - they say the competitors are a lot more dedicated there. It's dependent on region I guess...</p>
<p>As someone who now finds that they prefer speech and debate by far, I would just say that the default speaking times and the sheer overwhelming importance of procedure (over even accuracy by delegations) does not facilitate discussion or even effective simulated diplomacy...</p>
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<p>I totally agree. i participated in a MUN conference in my own country too. it was a GREAT experience. but yea, a lot of emphasis is on getting the procedures right. most of the discussion and all has to take place in informal sessions.</p>
<p>but i would personally recommend it. a great learning experience...</p>