Washington Youth Summit On The Environment.

Background: I have done a lot of environmental work before and am very interested in environmental science. I got a packet in the mail saying I was nominated, and it had a sample schedule and said only 250 students would be able to participate. The schedule was very appealing to me, and I thought it would be a really good time, but I have seen a few people who have said it is a scam/cash grab. It also offers college credit. I also saw in one thread that it may somehow hurt college admissions, and I was hoping to put this on my application. Does anyone know anything about this program and if colleges would consider it desirable?
Thanks
P.S. Not 100% sure if this is the right thread for this

the Summit also has solid reviews, however articles like this: https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/education/edlife/leadership-t.html
concern me. Even though this isn’t the program I am applying for it seems like something similar.

also it is hosted by george mason university, so its not like some weird organization

whenever I see the words “youth summit” together I just think… yikes…
if it’s really short like 1 or 2 weeks but costs a lot (>$1,000 per week) at the same time, it probably is a cash grab

Bump, would like more responses