<p>I'm guessing these two names mean the same activity? My school doesn't have a branch of either one, so I'm not all that familiar with them. Anyway, I was just wondering, what exactly do you do in Mock/Model UN?</p>
<p>you do exactly what the title indicates; mock the UN....you discuss foreignt affairs stuff....and go to conferences where you represent a country and pretend like your their ambassador....</p>
<p>yes, i suppose it's the same thing. and IT ROCKS. it's definitely a huge commitment, time-wise and sometimes money-wise, but it's definitely worth it. basically, you represent a certain nation's interests in a United Nations committee. there are specific topics that each committee debates. you collaborate with other countries to write and try to pass various resolutions to solve these issues. there are regional and national conferences. if you have a knack for foreign policy, you should definitely try to start a chapter. recruit debaters, leaders, politics nerds, and those world affairs geniuses. tons of fun, great experience, great EC to have on your apps, especially if you start a chapter on your own. everyone gets really into it.. and yeah, MUN dorks rule all. if you have any further questions, feel free to PM me.</p>
<p>Thanks for the great information navyblue! </p>
<p>How big of a concern is money? It sounds like an interesting activity to me, but I don't think a sometimes big money commitment would go over well with my school.</p>
<p>hm.. well, if you're starting out with a new chapter, chances are that you don't have a lot of funds yet. my school's chapter pays for a large portion of the conferences that we attend; we raise money through various fundraisers, but the largest source of income by far is our school's own conference (we usually make 2000-3000 per conference). local conferences (at high schools near yours, individual students provide their own transportation) are usually $20-$30 each, but national ones range from $100-$400 usually, depending on distance, length, etc. it may be a little late to register for national conferences, so i'd suggest that you plan, work it out, and start a chapter at the beginning of next school year. if you get a lot of interest, you could hold tryouts, too, because that would reduce the cost of conferences (funding divided among less people). </p>
<p>to start out:
click</a> here to visit the USA MUN site</p>
<p>click "membership" at the bottom. i'm not too familiar with registration procedures, but you can contact them if you have any questions, i suppose. that site also has a lot of info about starting the chapter, searching conferences, etc. good luck! ;]</p>