Meta SWE New grad (US) - Reject

I had interviewed with meta about 3 months ago and have received a rejection email today. Aug 15 - Was reached out by the recruiter for the OA on Codesignal (my recruiter switched after a while as he

I had interviewed with meta about 3 months ago and have received a rejection email today. Aug 15 - Was reached out by the recruiter for the OA on Codesignal (my recruiter switched after a while as he joined another company and I was assigned a new recruiter) Sept 22 - Full Loop interview for SWE new grad 3 rounds: 2 Coding rounds - 2 LC mediums/variants from tagged list in each round 1

Behavioral Standard behavioral questions (tell me about a time..) ( My loop did not consist of the AI assisted coding rounds till then) Was able to answer everything smoothly, discuss multiple approaches and even dry run through each problem. Even the behavioral interview went well. Followed up with the recruiter every 14 days since and the last email said: >"As mentioned previously, we do not have any updates at this time, but please rest assured that we will contact you as soon as there is news regarding your interview outcome. >With the holiday season approaching, we anticipate that the process may experience additional delays. We appreciate your patience and understanding during this period." Did shoot another email today as i feared from my candidacy not being relevant anymore. Straight after 15 minutes the recruiter reached out with the rejection template and the classic " Can't provide feedback". I feel I did pretty well during the interview and my friends who interviewed for the same position that time around heard back within a week or a month tops. I just doubt I wasn't properly evaluated or was not considered as it's already year end and my interview was 3 months old. Do you think the recruiter could have pushed a bit for my evaluation to happen earlier than my application going stale, just need some closure on why a reject (with delay) post everything being perfect. I hope this helps other for their preparation and wish y'all best of luck.