College Acceptance
Success Stories

College Acceptance Success Stories

DiscoverSTEM has a proven track record of students getting accepted into the World’s top universities like Harvard, Stanford, Duke University, Johns Hopkins, Caltech, New York University, MIT-Massachusetts, Brown University, Rice University, Princeton, University of California – Berkeley, and so on. Due to their exceptional innovation capabilities, patented inventions and meritorious profile, our students have also been granted full and partial scholarships for their college.

Over the years, the DiscoverSTEM Team has developed the knowledge and roadmap for getting students into top universities and acquiring scholarships. We mentor our students in diverse disciplines, including innovations, research, entrepreneurship and leadership.

College Acceptances - 2025

The first batch of DiscoverSTEM’s Ivy League Mentorship (ILM 2021-25) program has achieved extraordinary success in their college admissions journey. These students have secured acceptances at some of the most prestigious universities in the United States. The exceptional outcome validates our unique approach to nurturing future innovators, researchers, entrepreneurs and leaders.

  • 14 out of 17 ILM Students who graduated high school in 2025 are accepted to the Top 10 US Schools
  • 16 out of 17 ILM Students who graduated high school in 2025 are accepted to the Top 21 US Schools

Adam Mhal

DiscoverSTEM Program: ILM

MIT (CS)

Isha Agrawal

DiscoverSTEM Program: ILM

Cornell University (CS), UT Austin (CS), UIUC (CS)

Zashaan Shaikh

DiscoverSTEM Program: ILM

Princeton, Georgia Tech, Rice University

Tanvi Saxena

DiscoverSTEM Program: ILM

Cornell University (CS)

Dhruv Alamuri

DiscoverSTEM Program: ILM

UT Austin (CS)

Aniq S.

DiscoverSTEM Program: ILM

UT Austin (CS)

Rayhan Shanavas

DiscoverSTEM Program: ILM

UNC Chapel Hill (Public Health)

Nakshatra Piduri

DiscoverSTEM Program: ILM

UC Berkeley (Neuroscience), Creighton Medical School (Direct Medical Program), Ohio State Medical School (Direct Medical Program)

Abdullah Kabeer

DiscoverSTEM Program: ILM

McCombs School of Business

Fatima Shakeel

DiscoverSTEM Program: ILM

McCombs School of Business

Zakaria S

DiscoverSTEM Program: ILM

McCombs School of Business, USC Marshall School of Business, Kelley School of Business

Simran Babaria

DiscoverSTEM Program: ILM

Kelley School of Business

Reem Khan

DiscoverSTEM Program: ILM

USC IYA (Business of Innovation)

Rania Khan

DiscoverSTEM Program: ILM

USC IYA (Business of Innovation, Dean’s Scholar)

College Acceptances - Previous Batches

Madhalasa Iyer

DiscoverSTEM Program: ILM

Princeton University, Upenn, Cornell University, Caltech

Nikitha Thoduguli

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP

MIT

Wafiqah Zubair

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP

Harvard University

Ryan Xie

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP

Cornell University

Marium Khan

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP

Duke University, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Ameer Syedibrahim

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP

Duke University

Amjad Syedibrahim

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP

Duke University

Shreeya Madhvanur

DiscoverSTEM Batch: DIP

Rice University

Aarish Bhojani

DiscoverSTEM Batch: X-ILM

Rice University

Abdullah Hasani

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP

UT Austin (CS)

Sooryavanshi Narayanan

DiscoverSTEM Program: ILM

UT Austin, NYU

Raahi Jogani

DiscoverSTEM Program: X-AILM

Georgia Tech

Manish Rangan

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP & DEP

Georgia Tech

Carcyn Coleman

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP

NYU

Ridah Shaista Shanavas

DiscoverSTEM Program: ILM

Caltech

Ashton Rischer

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Rishika Nandigam

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP

NYU

Ambreen Younas

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP

Galveston Medical School, University of Texas Medical Branch, Baylor College of Medicine

Hadia Khatri

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP

Washington University

Vedanth Venkatesh

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP

Stanford University

Hanin Shakeel

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP

The University of North Texas Health Science Center (Medical School)

Nadia Mustafa

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP

Southern Methodist University, Baylor College of Medicine

Bilaal Hassan

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Rishabh Siddamshetty

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP

Michigan Ross School of Business

Rahil Kakar

DiscoverSTEM Program: DIP

Michigan Ross School of Business

Hisham Ahmad - CMO

I am a 14-year-old freshman attending Brighter Horizons Academy in Garland, Texas. I have extensive experience with marketing, as I have been a part of various companies and mentorships. I graduated from the DiscoverStem program, allowing new doors to open up for me, and change the way I see things. The DiscoverStem program has also given me more experience with concepts such as patents, invention, and innovation, as well as inspiration to use these skills to help the world around us.

DiscoverSTEM founders Mirza Rizwan and Mirza Faizan have made history by becoming the first Indian to win the coveted George Washington Honor Medal from the Freedoms Foundation – USA.

Started in 1949 by former US President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Freedoms Foundation honors exceptional contributions of Americans towards communities in the USA. Generally reserved for the US citizens, the awarding organization made an exception to recognize the stellar research work and its impact of India’s Mr. Rizwan in designing and implementing a unique STEM & Innovation program for American children, thereby revolutionizing the education system in the USA.

Few of the other notable non-US citizens who have received George Washington Honor Medal include Ms. Margaret Thatcher (Former Prime Minister of United Kingdom), Lech Walesa (Former President of Poland and Noble Prize winner) and world-renowned Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. As the latest recipients of this prestigious honor, Mirza brothers join historically acclaimed group of citizens whose work and dedication advance the American ideals, the award letter says.

Some of the distinguished US citizens who have received this award for their stellar contributions in their field are Walt Disney, Astronauts Sally Ride and John Glenn, Capt. Sully Sullenberger, Athletes like Arthur Ashe, George Foreman and Tiger Woods and famous US educator Jaime Escalante.