<p>The prime benefit for you will be learning whatever material you learn in the coursework/program, so that should be what you focus on. Make sure that aligns with your inetersts. </p>
<p>I don’t know to what extent attending the session affects your app (it cannot hurt, but not sure if it necessarily helps in the positive), but there are certainly many much cheaper and more impactful ways to catch the eye of the adcoms at Tufts besides spending a few weeks on campus during the summer. </p>
<p>A major benefit you should consider of doing the summer program, especially seeing as you have Tufts as your #1 choice, is that it allows you to spend some siginificant time on campus and see what Tufts is like up-close. If, after spending a week or 2 or 3 on campus, Tuft still feels right for you, then it is worth far more than the $3500.</p>
<p>And as far as being not so good on trombone: hey, far as I know, close enough is good enough when you’re playing sackbut, right? :-)</p>
<p>Good luck with your process as you head toward senior year.</p>