<p>I am interested in joing a few clubs this year, basically can you help me out and tell me what a few of these are!?</p>
<p>Key Club: What the heck is that??
Model UN: Is it a lot of fun? I enjoy public speaking, A LOT!
Debate Team: I love arguing, and speaking, and that sort of stuff, so...
Sailing: One of my friends wants me to join sailing team with her, but I've heard its hard.
French Club: I'm taking French, so maybe thats practical??</p>
<p>Sooo what should I do?? What should I take?? What are some other fun clubs? My school has probably every club imaginable. </p>
<p>I would recommend Model UN and Debate Team. From what I've heard from friends in those clubs they are really fun and exciting, and they actually learn a thing or two in the process. Sometimes you get to travel to the UN Headquarters in NYC, meet foreign ambassadors, etc.</p>
<p>Sailing is tough, it's very competitive, and French Club, eh I don't know. My friend on my school's German Club says all they do is make gingerbread men and then eat them and then order Krispy Kreme donuts and sit around and watch movies. I don't know about the other languages. </p>
<p>And Key Club is just community service, I recommend NOT doing it, it's annoying keeping track of hours. Plus you can volunteer in your own free time. Honestly, don't want to bash Key Club members here but at my school it's sort of a joke. It seems like just another thing to put down on a college app.</p>
<p>This year was the first time our school sponsored Model UN, and I thought it was great. We got to go to conferences at LaSalle, Penn, and other colleges for orientation, and although we did not get to participate much (since it was our first year and we were all newbies!), there is a lot of promise in this club for years to come. I would recommend this if you have an interest (you don't really have to be "passionate" about it because that will come later) in some sort of social science or just like to watch the news once in a while. However, there is a bit of work involved (research, writing papers, etc.). It is definitely an academic club, but don't let that discourage you from joining it. If you're an academically motivated student (have taken honors or AP classes), then researching and writing papers should be a breeze. Join this club with some friends if you're having second thoughts- I did and it was that much more fun! I hope you join Model UN, but if you don't, I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun in any other clubs you're considering!</p>
<p>Model UN and Debate team, though I don't have them at my school, sound like solid choices. especially if you enjoy public speaking so much. For Key Club, it depends on your club. some are weak and others are more worthwhile. It's a great way to get community service hours though. Also, if you're interested in leadership, you should consider Key Club. Since Key Club is an international organization, there are many high/important positons, but requires a lot of time. Other than the general club officers, there are also lieutenant governors, a district board of officers, international trustees, and the international board. If you're really serious about it, a lot can come out of Key Club. pm me if you want to know more.</p>
<p>I would love to do Model Un, but I dont think its offered anywhere in my city unfortunately and I have no clue how to start it.</p>
<p>Btw, what are the chances of being the representative of Israel? I dont think there is a nation more exciting then Israel, the true underdog of the UN. I would be able to tell everyone off. lol. :P</p>
<p>As for the clubs you mentioned; it really depends on the school. For instance, my school's Model UN team (I wish I could join, but no room in my schedule! :() is ranked number one in the state and everyone in it has a lot of fun and is really dedicated. From what I've seen of it, I would recommend it. It's debate and research regarding world policies.</p>
<p>The Key Club at my school is a joke, though. It's just started, so everything is horribly organized. However, there are some good ones out there. And of course, any motivated person can make a mediocre club exceptional.</p>
<p>As for debate, every school runs their debate program differently, and with varying levels of competitiveness. Some do it just for fun while others try to prep their teams for the ultra-competitive national circuit. </p>
<p>There are also quite a few versions of debate, with the most popular (and most competitive) being policy debate. Other versions include Lincoln-Douglass debate and Public Forum Debate. Each has its own distinct rules and style (think Texas Hold'em vs. Omaha Hi-Lo vs 5-card stud). :)</p>
<p>I should throw out a word of caution about policy debate - if you want to be good, it's time-consuming. Even as a novice (aka first-year) debater, you'll have to spend hours and hours researching information and writing blocks to be able to win consistently. While public speaking skills are important in debate, logic, research, and hard work are all equally, if not more, important. But if you put your mind to it, IMO policy debate is also the most rewarding, both in terms of learning a lot and gaining the respect of adcoms.</p>
<p>Key Club: Asians doing community service
Model UN: I dunno
Debate Team: Its a lot of work. A lot of research. You need to be passionate about it if you intend on winning anything.
Sailing: If you don't care for sailing then don't sail. How hard is that?
French Club: French club.</p>
<p>You are essentially allowed to pick/research your own country for mock sessions (Model UN), however when you go to official conferences or preps, you are usually assigned a specific country or must choose among a list. Unfortunately, a lot of the interesting nations are reserved for the schools with the most experience (US, England, France, etc.- which may include Israel). So, it really depends on how long and well known your school or Model UN club has been in the running. Don't worry though, it's impossible to NOT find something interesting about your country, you'd be surprised! Topics range from economic, environmental, social, international issues and much, much more. I hope this helps you in deciding what you want to do!</p>
<p>KEabble, the conference we went to was pure random.</p>
<p>It was our first time there and we got France. None of us knew what the heck we were doing. United States got assigned to a school similiar to us that also had no idea what the heck we were doing. United States was asleep during the whole conference.</p>
<p>I am going to volunteer indepedently of organizational clubs such as key clubs because I'm not into filling out charts for volunteer service and stuff like that. </p>
<p>But I am doing debate and model UN because I am a humanities type of person and those are about the only clubs worth while at my school (all the others you just watch movies, eat food, talk, and waste time e.g. movie club, NHS, various ethnicity clubs, etc.). And the few that are worth while besides debate/model UN involve business/marketing, subjects that deter me from accomplishing my goals.</p>
<p>The level of enjoyment a member can get from french club varies greatly from school to school. Some clubs do absolutely nothing. I was the vice-president of my school's french club and treasurer of the french honor society last year. We did some awesome things last year because our president and sponsor were very involved. I don't remember doing anything my freshman year. You should talk to old members to see if they enjoyed it or not. If you do join, don't be afraid to make suggestions for events, and try to get officers who actually care about the club (not the resume fillers).</p>