<p>the summer program is not difficult. It is meant to help some students in the program who might need it adjust to college life and build a community spirit among the scholars. You would take Gen Chem, which you would for your major anyway and some type of math (probably not as difficult as you would for ChemE in the fall semester). The research “course” is mostly informational.
There are some downsides to the program, but being harder is not one on them. </p>
<p>Probably no more difficult than the same at UVa</p>