Wharton summer program Essentials of Entrepreneurship

Pre-College Issues Summer Programs
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Hello! I’ve been accepted by Wharton’s “Essentials of Entrepreneurship” 2021 summer program. Due to the pandemic, it was cancelled, and I have the option to roll over to the next summer (2022). I’m in 9th grade, very interested in entrepreneurship, has started a few small businesses. I hope to get your opinions on my questions:

  1. Is it worth to attend? The 2-week program costs around $6500. On the other hand, I would have the opportunity to interact with Wharton faculty and scholars, which I think would be cool.
  2. Would this expensive summer program have negative impact on my college application? I had thought this was a selective program before I applied, but after surfing around it seems it is a pay-to-play program. And I heard expensive, non-selective summer camps may hurt college admissions.
    Thank you!
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You have the option to defer enrollment into next summer. Only attend if it is something that interests you. It won’t bump your application one way or another.