Hey, Wharton Global Youth students…Transform your amazing short-term Wharton experience into a long-term global learning community — with the online Wharton Youth Network!
In Summer 2026, Your Wharton Experience Goes Beyond the Classroom.
You’re not just attending an in-person program — you’re joining a global network of future business leaders.
🌐 Include the Wharton Youth Network in Your Summer
Exclusively for online, enrolled and investment competition students, this online experience is the perfect companion to your Wharton journey — designed to help you connect, compete, and explore the world of business for 10 weeks with Wharton, a world leader in business education.
Online and Pre-baccalaureate students automatically get Wharton Youth Network access for 10 full weeks! It’s already built into your summer experience with Wharton.
For students in Wharton Global Youth on-campus and location-based programs and who have participated in our investment competition, you can buy access to the Wharton Youth Network for $199 while you are enrolling in your summer programs and through our direct outreach in winter and spring 2026. Then, starting June 1 and lasting through mid-August, you can explore business with Wharton like never before!
You’ll get 10 weeks of high-impact online access to:
💸 Trading Sprints – Test your skills in fast-paced competitions using the WInS simulator with stocks, crypto, ETFs, and more. Bonus: it’s great practice for the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition.
💼 Weekly Wharton Investing Workshops – Learn strategy and insights from a real Wharton MBA.
🌍 PeerConnect – Build your global network with hundreds of fellow students and connect via LinkedIn.
🚀 Business Labs – Dive into real-world topics like entrepreneurship, ethical tech, and faculty-led research with Wharton experts and alumni.
🎤 Career Spotlights – Get insider access to career journeys from Wharton alums working in dynamic industries.
🧠 Challenges & Competitions – Work through Wharton-designed puzzles and games, on your schedule.
“When my team initially started investing in the Wharton Youth Network Trading Sprint, we chose stocks based on the names of big companies we’re already familiar with and are often mentioned, such as Apple, Coca-Cola, and Meta. It didn’t take us long to realize that it wasn’t an effective strategy. After learning how to utilize the DCF model in the Essentials of Finance program, we began computing the intrinsic value of a company to determine the rationale behind purchasing a stock. Our experience participating in the WYN Trading Sprint prompted us to register for the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition!”
– Grace C., Wharton Global Youth student and novice investor
The Wharton Youth Network Origin Story
Wharton Global Youth’s Wharton Youth Network is an innovation that emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic. It was launched in 2020 to enhance the experience for our online learners and provide students the opportunity to build connections, visit Wharton and Penn virtually when we couldn’t do so in-person, and explore different aspects of business education.
Since then, more than 5,000 students from 60+ countries have actively engaged in the online Wharton Youth Network each summer! It has evolved into a platform for connection, content, exploration and deep learning — grounded in high school students’ passion for business education.
“I loved how different people could share their personal story and make connections!”
-Seonwoo C., Wharton Global Youth student and WYN member
Members of the Wharton Youth Network can access exclusive live interviews with Wharton alumni to learn more about career paths and professional opportunities. View the recordings of some of our past discussions below.
For more information, please contact whartonyouth@wharton.upenn.edu or call +1.516.414.5555.