I see a lot of people posting about “Model UN”…
what is it…?
help is appreciated 
<p>where students pretend to be representatives of dfferent countries and debate various issues from their countries point of view.</p>
<p>u might wanna google harvard model united nations (HMUN)</p>
<p>Model UN = model united nations. similar to how Mock Trial simulates a court trial, Model UN simulates debates that go on in the United Nations. students are assigned countries and topics, do their research, and then attend conferences (which are held throughout the world) where they are given the opportunity to make speeches, debate, and come up with solutions (along with other "countries") to the problems that they are focusing on. </p>
<p>it's a great club to meet new people and learn about world issues and become more globally aware, but more importantly, it helps your public speaking skills, your teamwork skills, your interpersonal communication skills, etc and something that probably no other club can teach you: diplomacy.</p>
<p>I would have to say you need damn good skills to win gavels in Model UN. Why?</p>
<p>There are certain factors that count into getting a gavel:
1. Being able to lead. It looks favorable in the chair's eyes to get the support of countries behind resolutions that you support.
2. Being a good speaker. Without any good speaking skills, most of the people will not even listen to you. It's pretty sad, even when the person has great stuff to say.
3. Following your country's policy. Of course, sometimes, the US might be doing something... that they shouldn't, but every conference has guidelines stating that following your policy is important for awards. </p>
<p>It is REALLY a fun club. I started sophomore year, but never won a gavel until the end of my junior year. The feeling you get when you get a gavel is awesome; plus, they're really good for smacking on the table. haha</p>
<p>I did ICJ for a year (international court of justice) it's kind of fun. It was much more laid back then everything else. Every other committee has all these parliamentary procedures in how they have to speak and its such a big drag. But ICJ we just sat around and probed the witnesses about the case we were presiding over.</p>
<p>ohhh thanks guys!</p>