MUN Reflection
Model United Nations or MUN is a mock conference/debate in the same format the United Nations to debate. Every debate or committee has a conflict that the delegates must work together to resolve. Often times delegates represent countries and work for their country as a delegate. But, In my debate, we were philosophers in a futuristic dystopian world that needed to resolve conflict. We needed to unite the world under 1 world government and solve major world issues. Delegates must use evidence-based claims and try to persuade others to get their viewpoints included. That is really the purpose of MUN, to collaborate and work on using evidence to back up claims to create resolutions.
This was my 3rd year in MUN and I think it has really helped me with a lot of skills. Not only did my communication/collaboration skills improve, but I learned some valuable pieces of history. This history was very different each time, I learned about things like the Chinese Warlord Era and even about things like Ayn Rand's philosophy. MUN can increase your general knowledge of topics and teach you to speak about them in an educated manner. After MUN, I feel like I become very good at backing up an argument with facts. This is because I had to be persuasive to other delegates and the best way to do that is with facts.
MUN was always a really fun and valuable experience for me. I really enjoyed the strategy that comes from the format of the debate, and I also enjoy the serious vibe in the room. It makes it feel like a pretty realistic representation of a real united nations conference. I was really good at working with that serious vibe, and I was even better at persuading people. In 3 conferences I won 3 awards, 2 Best Delegate awards, and One outstanding delegate. After 3 years in MUN, I walk away much better at collaboration, evidence-based thinking, and most importantly, I had a great time!
This was my 3rd year in MUN and I think it has really helped me with a lot of skills. Not only did my communication/collaboration skills improve, but I learned some valuable pieces of history. This history was very different each time, I learned about things like the Chinese Warlord Era and even about things like Ayn Rand's philosophy. MUN can increase your general knowledge of topics and teach you to speak about them in an educated manner. After MUN, I feel like I become very good at backing up an argument with facts. This is because I had to be persuasive to other delegates and the best way to do that is with facts.
MUN was always a really fun and valuable experience for me. I really enjoyed the strategy that comes from the format of the debate, and I also enjoy the serious vibe in the room. It makes it feel like a pretty realistic representation of a real united nations conference. I was really good at working with that serious vibe, and I was even better at persuading people. In 3 conferences I won 3 awards, 2 Best Delegate awards, and One outstanding delegate. After 3 years in MUN, I walk away much better at collaboration, evidence-based thinking, and most importantly, I had a great time!