hey! i have a few friends who went together to the program, if the one you’re referring to is held at ucsd. i believe it is 4k for two weeks? your daughter will be doing lab work and such, so the price does kind of make sense. However, 4k for two weeks is still expensive compared with cosmos (also held at the same campus), which is 4k for 4 weeks. I have heard that rosetta isn’t insanely strict, my friends had a blast because it was more relaxed.
as for prestige, i think this summer program should be seen as a great learning opportunity instead of a ticket to any t20s. nothing really is a ticket to those colleges, so depending on your goals rosetta might not be worth it. if you’re really only aiming to spend money on extremely prestigious summer programs, this is probably not one of them. not to say that the program is completely pay to win (all program are tbh), but this program just isn’t on the level of MITES, RSI, SIMR, etc. however, if you want your daughter to have a great summer learning about her passions, i do think rosetta is a great place for that!