There’s /nothing/ better than spending the whoel weekend working on homework.
Yes, I have 3 essays to do for AP World, I guess its my fault for not doing them earlier but I really did forget.
@Cornbread1999 I was at an MUN conference today and I met a lot of people from your school.
@topaz1116 Haha, who did you meet? pm me
o wait is that allowed? lol
were they sophomores?
Idk I don’t know their names really. But they were Russia and won quite a few awards (lol I didn’t interact much with the Russia in our committee and they sucked yet they still got an honorable mention.) They sat behind us during closing ceremonies. We only got a verbal commendation, probably because my partner only talked when I gave her exactly what to say and she therefore barely spoke–once yesterday, twice today. -_-
Also, if I’m not the DPRK at least once before I graduate, I’m going to be so disappointed. They have the most fun out of all the countries (“You just hate us 'cause you ain’t us,” “North Korea is the best Korea,” and the crown jewel: speaking in a Korean accent. I think one year, a team draped a North Korean flag over the UN flag and pulled their blazers open to reveal matching t-shirts). They don’t win many awards, but they’re the funniest delegation. Like, I wouldn’t want to be Russia and I’m glad I wasn’t China in a conflict committee. But DPRK? Hell yeah.
@topaz1116 lol, MUN sounds so fun. I thought about joining, but didn’t. Oh, one of my friends is on MUN.
Actually, several
@topaz1116 I have been considering whether I want to join Model UN. Would you say it is worth it or not?
Yes, it is absolutely worth it! It’s really fun, and you learn to work together with others and become a good impromptu speaker. And it’s amazingly fun and you’ll have some super-cool chairs (college kids who… er… chair the committees? I don’t know how to explain it without launching into an extremely long explanation of how MUN works). You also learn a lot about the nuances of world politics. A lot.
For example, there are these things called superlatived that you do after you finish committee, where everyone votes for random awards that range from best hair to best newcomers to most annoying. We won most diplomatic (as the USA) because we worked with Iran (after I got home that night, I was like, “Wait… did I just write a resolution with Iran?” although I also worked with Chad, the UK, Canada, and France, so I suppose Iran was off-policy in that case).
MUN is super, super fun. I quit debate for MUN, and I know others did too due to the extreme awesomeness that is Model United Nations.
@Cornbread1999 also, apparently this one really rich public hs in our general area (neither of us go to it, so is it okay if I post the name? Idk) has a waterslide and elevators in their buildings. And they look like a college campus.
Not fair.
@topaz1116 you can pm me the name. How well do they perform?
So I took the NEW PSAT trial test yesterday, and I have to say it was harder than the original. I prefer the older one, the math wasn’t bad on the new one, but the rest was definitely more difficult.
Also, we had our first AP Gob test, and EVERYONE got from 40%-70% nothing higher. The teacher doesn’t curve, but with test corrections we can get back half of the points we lost!!! yay!! I got a 67, which is decent for a sophomore. I know it sounds like a horrible grade, but it was one of the best in my class, and a 50% on the multiple choice for the AP exam gets you a 3, so for the first test I’m considering this a success. I will also be able to get it up to an 84, so YAY!!
@topaz1116 A little late for a response, but thank you for your information! Now I’m 90% sure that I’m going to do Model UN next year, so your description definitely infleunced me.
@Faultystart @topaz1116 I’m in MUN too. The resolutions and research take so much time it’s a bit like another class, that just meets once a week. But I live close to NY so we actually go to the UN and interview our countries reps if they are available. It’s a great experience.
@Spiral7 sheesh, the PSAT will be a waste for me. I wish that I could just use an SAT score for Natl Merit Semifinalist qualification, but nooooooo, that’s not how it works :’(
Screw the new SAT, I am taking the Old SAT.
Can anyone think of the word that is a verb and describes the act of a wave-like motion. It sounds like ungulate, with the ‘g’ sounding like a ‘j.’
@ThatOneWeirdGuy Undulate?
@Faultystart
Yes, that’s it, thank you!