I have absolutely no words. I am a Mechatronics engineer and have never seen anyone with this level of commitment, intellect, and hand skills all in one. Everything I aspire to be but I am nowhere near being. Stay humble and you will change the world. Very well done!!
I managed to get an electronic engineering degree too ... but t'was never like that for raw genius.. and that's what I was thinking... total shock and awe.... !!!
in my whole time of watching maker portfolios as a guilty pleasure, this is by god the most impressive one ive seen. If this guy doesn't get in, im gonna actually freak out
Ayo, it's the horizon!!!!! Huge fan. Jokes aside though, guy has a lot of talent, but I can't help but wish all students had the kind of funding and mentorship required to pursue projects like his. If you think about it, it is a little bit pay to win. Still, bro is very talented, and def deserves to be in MIT.
@@InnitBruvz You can simulate everything virtually in code and pay 0 dollars apart from your computer and electricity costs. It is also faster - welding, soldering, positioning heavy parts in reality takes time. Yes you would not have some skills which can only be trained in real life, but who said you need to know absolutely everything, you can do lots of things virtually, from PCB design to CNC programming, just imagine you've done these parts in real life, then put them inside your simulator (which you also wrote), and see if it fits/works.
I’m never watching a RU-vid video again. Nothing can peak this moment. I’m not even jealous I’m just proud that someone can achieve this much . This has motivated me to be the best version of myself. Thank you !
@@johnwig285the coat of literally any phone or electronic device could not possibly begin to add up to the money that his parents have been able to throw at him. He's casually pulling up SOLIDWORKS, a multi-thousand dollar program and had the funding to build a car. Money absolutely plays in here.
@@johnwig285I guarantee you that an iPhone and ps5 is much cheaper than a fraction of the raw materials used in this portfolio. No hate to the creator, but when I was in high school, my parents could not have afforded this.
bro, you dont need the university, the university needs you. You are doing them a favor by applying with this much skill. This is the most impressive portfolio i've seen by a landslide.
"I created a classical physics breaker which uses radioactive decay to violate the laws of determination. And by 15 I achieved nuclear fusion" That's a wild sentence I never expected to hear
Nuclear fusion isn't that hard to achieve. The goal is to achieve sustained nuclear fusion that produces orders of magnitude more energy than you put in, which is not what's going on here. Still a cool experiment, nonetheless.
@@Rz-zu5vf I'm simply explaining that fusing nuclei is a commonly replicable achievement, while sustained fusion is the thing nuclear physicists are working on globally. It's no small achievement that he got it working, but the scientific method is meant to be reproducible. The comments I'm seeing sound as if he's achieved the breakthrough at age 15, which is absolutely not the case. My field is clearly different than this genius applicant, but replicating an experiment is simply replicating an experiment, that is all. And for the record, I'm a junior at the college he's applying to.
@@Appri Yes I know that he didn't achieve energy producing fusion. Still, creating that sort of stuff before going to university, let alone before being 15, is fucking impressive. I have a bachelor's degree in microengineering and I would dream of having the skills and especially dedication this guy has at 18.
@@Appri well clearly you wanted to downplay his accomplishment. you don't just hop in a YT comment section to blabber "okay well, he didn't do this one NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE thing that whole institutions are working on right now. what he did isn't even that hard!" without being a little pompous lmao. like what's next? you're gonna go to your rowing crew team and be like "hm, your goal is to break the world record for the 2000m. what you're currently doing has already been done before! it's meant to be replicable!"
Sometimes i think I’m a pretty smart guy, then i see dudes like this and remember just how much i have to learn… great work man, you have my upmost respect.
I call this "Big fish in a small pond" mentality. What we have to do is the opposite "small fish in a big pond" one whereby no matter what we do/achieve, we need to know that there's always someone better we need to emulate. The Cr7's mindset .
I absolutely agree. Although I skipped 2 grades in primary school and graduated from college at 18, I still cannot fathom how intelligent people like this are. I genuinely feel stupid when I talk to some of my friends from MIT. They are miles ahead of me, and I am beyond proud of them :) So much to learn indeed!
I write in Spanish because i have no way of expressing the feelings i have rather than in my main language: Es tremendamente increíble la cantidad de inventos que has hecho. Aun recibiendo ayuda de gente para adquirir materiales o mano de obra, es tan increíblemente espectacular que hayas conseguido tantas cosas. Mi mas sincera enhorabuena y ojala continues creando mas cosas como estas.
this is mad impressive - hope you get in. also HS student here interested in STEM and hoping to make cool stuff like you too. i love how you showcased your different skills from engineering to coding plus the little sketch @ the end was cute lol
Wow, amazing dude. Very impressive. I’m a sophomore mechanical engineering student, and watching this makes me wish I would have found my love for engineering sooner. If I would have spent less time playing video games or worrying how I look in high school, then I would have been doing things like this earlier in my life. Amazing homie, keep up the great work !!!
Junior CS major, feel exactly the same way. This kid probably knows a lot more about programming than I do, and that's only one small part of his portfolio!
Wow! Very cool! I'm student in college and been watching these maker videos recently. Much of luck to the school your applying and hope you can share some of your projects with us. A EV!! That's super cool 😎 :)
Every time I see one of these I get jealous of dedication and work ethic. You've put a lot of work in your projects and it shows, they are very impressive. Keep up the good work :))
@@nothingleft4911 He fused some nuclei together through a well known experiment. But he didn't achieve nuclear fusion in the common sense, as in he he didn't achieve sustained nuclear fusion with energy surplus.
@@zoro-i8u Not at all. It's basically a chemistry reaction, deuterium and tritium reacting to form Helium and neutrons, which is by nature energy positive but requires incredible conditions with huge activation energy. Now, if you want to harvest that energy, that's the problem.
It is always nice to see younger folk take interest in the intricacies of engineering. You learn a lot by building stuff on your own and really diving deep into these passion projects. Even if you don't get in; I'm sure, that as talented as you are and as driven as you may seem, you can get the most out of the education you will receive. This is coming from your average senior Biomedical Engineering major.
A lot of people saying you don't need to go to university - I think you're actually positioned to get a lot out of it! When you have all these practical skills, theory learning often goes much faster, and then you can delve deeper into specific details and edge cases. Good luck!
It is though? This person is clearly a step above the normal even for MIT and i doubt ANY iit student has this many resources and also time after the cram school pressure. That being said I'm just plain impressed by the dedication so I don't get why you would think people are seething
Just a spectacular portfolio. In particular, very impressed by the ev project. This takes real dedication. I think you are in a very advantageous position given you found your passion early, and seem to have very supporting people around you. Make the most of it regardless of outcome, though I have almost no doubt you will be successful. That little sketch at the end was so cool. I'm academically a year ahead of you and did a similar application process but I identify with so many of your interests it's like deja vu.
@@bendustin7609 i feel the same way. Even tho my cgpa > 3.9 in cse as well, i do not feel like I'm not even 10% as smart as this guy. I've seen mit maker videos that were remarkable, but this dude just eclipsed my skills by large
You've definitely inspired many people with just this. I hope you are able to make something amazing as you go on a journey of discovery and exploration!!
@@Nick-lx4fo Not true, fusion doesn't even use heavy isotopes which radiate. There was some other kid that built a tokamak and caused power outages though.
so this guy could be come a software engineer, mechanical engineer, civil engineer, architect, perhaps data engineer since he has experience with python. But he decides to go to college, good for him man!!!
yoooo, dude that's cool, keep going. I am robotics engineering student, just started, but got motivated from your video. Keep vlogging, I will be watching it, there is not much content with focus on robotics, your video is a blessing)
His iq is approximately 159 is my guess. I can make the assumption his dad or mom is probably close to his iq. this is what happens when you grow up with loving parents in a healthy environment that are also intelligent enough to pass their skills into their child at a young age Hope you get in
I am stunned beyond words. You are the most gifted person I’ve seen. ❤ I self studied robotics & software for a decade and I could not accomplish even 1% of what you’ve done. I have decided to change careers to a non-technical one. Please carry on for the people like me who dream but alas, have no skills.
This is just crazy... I'm curious as to what this guy is going to learn at MIT as he is more able than most ME graduates :0 Anyways, loved the vid and best of luck for collage !
This in insane!! I hope you would make some more videos related to your projects or keep us updated on whether you got accepted or not! Either way, this is really impressive, I have never seen anything like this.
I am sure that you'll end up going anywhere you like to, rightly so but I hope you don't end up in a big tech or a high-paying start-up to work on bs projects and actually do cool stuff. There's probably not much need for you to take classes since you are an excellent self-learner but meet some cool people like you in college and start something cool! Hats off to you sir!
Super cool man! I hope when i finally manage to have kids theyre even half as talented and dedicated as you are. Your family must be very proud of you, and if they aren't, forget them because your youtube comments sure as heck are proud of you! ❤ Cant wait to see what great things you make going forward.
That is the practical mindset we all should have: Have problem x Search on how to solve x Learn about the subject Doesn't matter if it's electronics, physics, coding, mechanics. We should just go for and do it. This young man reminds me a lot of Leonardo da Vinci.
I'm sorry bro, but if you are going to college you are wasting your time and possibly stunting yourself. Instead either open a business or build a good resume and apply for a job. Do research on the side and write papers and you can skip 8 years. Only thing I'd advise is completing physics and calculus if you don't think you know enough. You clearly have the money to do what you want if you can afford to make a vehicle before college. I had to reclaim things and ask permission to use machines. All that steel and equipment, you have no reason not to self invest. Its incredible to me what ambition mixed with money makes. Good work man. Dont let college kill your ambition. You built a solid learning style and they are going to walk all over it.
I'm 15 and I wanna be like you. I started robotics when I was 12/13 and I really love doing it but the only thing limiting me to doing projects like these are time and money. Hopefully, I resolve these problems and eventually reach the same level as you do. 🤞
I like your dedication man, this shows how much you are committed to your work, if you didn't get in then my theoretical plan to get in would also fail, because I had planned to showcase my potential and interest in science(especially physics), tech and innovation with many projects & ideas in my mind that will also overcome the lack of medals, awards, and extracurricular activities. However due to some reasons and my lack of motivation, I couldn't complete many potential projects to showcase and since I knew I didn't have much to prove my worth, I backed down this time 23-24. Focusing on IIT rn but I will apply next year as a transfer applicant. Also, I will do practical my ideas and convert them into reality in this period, not because to get into MIT, but because I want to do it and I will do it anyways. I hope you get in and we meet soon.
People like you are the reason I even bother relearning the fundamentals of programming and robotics. If I can achieve even a fraction of what you've done here before it's time for college applications, then I'll be content.
The projects are all quite doable for an independent highschooler except for the space and resources for the electric vehicle (assuming he got a nice deal on the turbomolecular vacuum pump).
It always saddens me to see videos like this one... I'm a master's student in electronic engineering, and I've never done anything nearly as cool as the things you're showing in this video. All I seem to do is waste years and years of my life on extremely boring and theoretical stuff.
Don't be sad. Be happy on what you achieved. Not alot of people go to college and tolerate it, much less go for a master degree and study a discipline of engineering. Theory is important, without it, how can you design something, and expect it to work or not work?
@@damuffinman6895 the amount of theory I need to study for university exams is stopping me. I don't even have enough time to do that, doing additional things is just out of question.
I build stuff like this in my master’s so much fun, then on into my career. Beware of corporate politics and jealousy, you have a gift and your job after college is to get somewhere they enable you to create and pay you for it with out to much red tape!
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