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
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.