Self-Confidence boost? Help?

[Andy]

Ok so I know this probably sounds really stupid and it may offend some people but I'm a senior this year at my school and of course im applying to college and what not. However, a good portion of my friends are applying to these amazing Ivy League schools, like Yale, Northwestern, Columbia, and so on....and it just makes me feel less than them because I'm NOT going to these places. I don't have the grades to get into these universities, nor the money...and though im of course really happy for them, it just makes me feel like such a failure because I am not going there. I feel like Ivy League schools do that to a lot of people......make them feel insecure and worthless because they can't go there. I dont know....I just want some kind of reassurance or kind words to make feel a little better. Haha, like I said though...I am happy for them, I just can't help but feel lesser than them and almost useless to society because I can't get into these top-notch universities. There's so much pressure and emphasis these days on going to these amazing colleges, and when someone can't get into them, they feel pretty bad about themselves.