Do you realize Stanford’s acceptance rate is around 5%? That makes it an extreme reach for eve the most qualified applicants with perfect scores.
The admissions process is a long, winding, and sometimes unfair journey…but getting denied by a extremely highly selective school is not surprising at all. (for anyone)
Where did you commit? You can’t dwell on where your friends got in. My friend got into Caltech, Yale and Columbia and got denied by his dream of MIT. He’s going to Caltech and I am thrilled for him. Your friend’s accomplishments do not take away from your own accomplishments.