MIT Maker Portfolio Video (RA Rejected) 

It's an honor to have you here :) I would probably never have started to develop model rockets without being inspired by you!

first person I thought of when I saw this.

Thank you for your kind words. I definitely will keep working on my goals no matter what!

They probably needed to fill the DEI quota. Its a shame

@@Mr.woman_lover affirmative action was banned a whole year ago. Also, you have no idea what this guy's grades, test scores, or essays were like.

@@hydracreate7695 I can provide this information if you want to

@@Mr.woman_lover You're delusional. Most spots at ivy league universities like MIT are bought. They probably only let one or at most a handful of students in by that maker thing.

Thank you! There's for sure more to come!

Thank you for your support!

thanks man!

I acquired most of the knowledge myself by looking into forums (Advanced Model Rocketry), listening to podcasts, and watching videos, especially those from @BPS.space

It's crazy how selective these universites have become. Yet, keep in mind I am an international. So, if you are from the US it might be more realisitc for you than for me to get in.

@@jmspaceR I'm British xD

​​​@@jmspaceR lol that's only half true. Most US universities get kick-back funding for accepting out of country students. A lot get full rides for it. Not to shit on you, as an American it's frustrating especially when 7/10 times they're only here for our education then take their skills back home; so American companies and the public doesn't even benefit from the education we subsidized - were forced to hope to benefit from the education we pay for indirectly through favorable global economics. Especially when they only get the scholarship because they are from another country - an American student with similar or even a marginally better application would be overlooked for it. And it's at all levels: college, university, public, private, ivy league, don't matter.

@@echoarts3366 isn't university in USA fully paid by the student, outside of scholarships and special programs that are not paid from tax money?

@@vhateg Yep, parents spend years saving for their kids so that they can go to college :/

Go to your local university and look for a rocket club or any kind of rocket club. Pick up a textbook on rocket science. Also take a look at some communities on Google that are building model rockets and copy what they are doing. Learn physics kinematics (pick up a university physics textbook), basic c, c++, basic electronics learn how to solid model/3d print if applicable, know where to buy parts. The more you know the more ready you will feel. Then get building, know what you want to build. Understand the scope of your work It honestly depends how accurate you want to make your rocket: if you are going for nasa levels, you may need to implement the rocket equation, optimize aerodynamics, heat transfer, deformations of materials. Etc Good luck!

Thank you, I am glad you like it! I recorded, edited, and revised the video in a time frame of around two months. And the projects you see in this video are some of the results of over five years into model rocketry.

Arduino IDE on Platform IO in VS Code for programming the ESP32 Or STM32 Cube IDE for STM32 line of microcontrollers

I am only using the gyroscope, as the sensor package I use (BMI088) does not feature a magnetometer. Further, the accelerometer measurements are not feasible in flight as they are effected by the thrust of the rocket engine. Yet, I use the accelerometer to calibrate orientation at the launchpad.

How robust is your gyroscope at odd angles coupled with rotations? A TVC rocket’s flight path is rather slow so it might not be a problem. But does your gyro return to its usual 0,0,0 after many repeated rotations about each axes ?

@@julianchee2894 Yes, our algorithms are capable of managing multiple rotations. Several minutes after power on it usally is still within +-1°

I only applied to four schools in the US (MIT, Stanford, Caltech, and Princeton) and now will attend TU Delft (Netherlands)

@@jmspaceR Wow that's super cool! Good luck in your future!

@@jmspaceR Are you going to do Aerospace engineering at TU Delft? if yes we'll probably meet there. (BTW your project was awesome)

@@jmspaceRNice, i did Aerospace Engineering there. You’re way ahead already. Enjoy Delft :)

Start with an electronics course We are currently working on one You can find ours in the playlist section of our channel The videos are currently unlisted, but we will release them one day.

and get a 3d printer

We are doing so Stay tuned it will drop in around August!

@@jmspaceR thank you so much

Thank you very much for the tips and your appreciation for the project! Could be an aspect of why I was rejected, but I hardly believe that it was their only reason. Unfortunately, we will never know for sure :/

“Next elon musk” elon didnt do shit lil bro

I don't know about that, the rocket seems pretty different from everything else, especially the "landing attempt feasability" part. Also I don't think MIT really looks for people that discover "new stuff", like they said "we’re not looking for applicants to have cured all infectious disease in the world by the time they’re 15".

It is about the process and the lessons I gathered not about what I accomplished. I like to develop model rockets and that is what this video should show :)

​@@jmspaceRah the struggle of every engineer - trying to get this message through to everybody who hasnt tried it themselves 😂 Anyways this is super cool, keep it up

You couldn't achieve a small percentage of what this guy has, so I am not sure why you are talking

I find the idea intriguing too ;)