Note: Slim pickings this round — the other candidate was a hashtag-spam Short, so this maker portfolio reel is the clear pick by default.

This is a two-minute sizzle reel of projects a high schooler submitted as part of their successful MIT application. Portfolio videos like this are genuinely useful viewing for other young makers because they show what the bar looks like for a top engineering program — not just the polish of the final builds, but the breadth of skills on display across electronics, fabrication, CAD, and software.

Even compressed into two minutes, these reels tend to flash through PCB layouts, CNC or 3D-printed parts, microcontroller projects, and personal art or design work. For a viewer thinking about their own portfolio — whether for college, an internship, or just a personal site — it's a concrete reference for how to present making work visually: tight cuts, clear shots of the artifact, and just enough context to communicate what each project actually is.

It's not a deep tutorial, but it's a useful benchmark and a small dose of motivation. Worth two minutes if you're a student maker calibrating your own ambitions, or anyone curious what a successful MIT Maker Portfolio submission actually looks like in 2026.