<p>If this is indeed the case then she should sue Stanford for equal treatment. </p>
<p>That said, I am not inclined to believe any of this until it goes to court (and a full investigation is done) - she could have quite easily procured a Stanford acceptance email and sent it to herself, etc. The Stanford admissions officer could also very easily explained away the double emails as an computer/administration problem - I am not sure why the admissions officer would go all the way and explain that she is deferred due to her need. All in all, I find your friend’s story very suspicious.</p>