<p>It seems to me that most of the people here on CC say that MUN is a very common thing among students. I've been doing MUN this year (I'm in 10th grade and our school doesn't allow doing it in 9th grade) and I've won a couple awards (I have only gone to two conferences though - again, our school only permits us to go to two). I was wondering if colleges actually see a difference between someone like me and someone in a different school, who joins the club for the sake of joining and goes to more conferences because their school allows it (but does not win any awards at them). I feel as though just because it is common, it shouldn't mean that everyone is on the same level. In my school we have to try out to join in fact, while I'm sure at other schools it might not be as competitive. It might seem like I'm making a big deal out of it, and in fact I know I am, but I know that when I go to the conferences, there are many many people who have not worked nearly as hard as some of the people in my school, yet when applying for colleges, they will both be looked upon equally. Then again, awards always help I guess.</p>
<p>Still, I would like to read the opinions of some of the people here. Do you agree that there are some people who work harder for a club but don't get more recognition than someone who barely does any work? Any thoughts/feelings? I wouldn't mind hearing about other clubs as well, because I'm sure that if this happens with MUN, it probably happens with other competitive clubs too.</p>