UVM (Vermont) Engineering / GIV Summer Program

<p>got late start on summer programs, rising senior daughter accepted into Uof Vermont Governor's Institute UVM/GIV Summer Engineering camp (1 wk). Since we are in CA, cost is $1500 and wife is not supporting the program. Questions:
- will this camp "stand out" at all on college app?
- has anyone been and consider it "worth it"
- is UVM Engineering any better than average? (I see that they were ranked 2.5 for engineering schools)
- I am on standby for Cal Poly EPIC (Eng Possibilities) program.. should I just hope for that? anyone been there?
Burlington is a very nice town, the program looks fun and somewhat educational, and we can basically fly for free, but still allot of money for a week...
This is causing (more) marital strife....thoughts?</p>