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 Meet Stobie
Academic Options was founded and is led by Stobie Fairfield. Her professional, educational, and personal experience give her a unique approach to helping students identify and communicate their strengths throughout the college planning process. Stobie brings objective insight and compassion to every relationship while promoting the right college fit as the company mission. The foundation of her consulting style is teamwork, organization, communication and enthusiasm.
Stobie is a professional member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) and the Higher Educational Consultants Association (HECA). She has completed the IECA Summer Institute, an intensive training program for educational consultants. She personally visits college campuses and meets with admissions officers, student activities directors and academic deans and spends time informally talking with students for an insider’s view of campus life. Stobie earned a B.S. from the University of Vermont and an M.A. from Cornell University. Before founding Academic Options, she had over 10 years experience as an academic director, first for the School for International Training (SIT), and then for the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where she directed their study abroad programs in Nepal. She has taught and advised hundreds of students from dozens of colleges, helping them translate their interests into academic success. Stobie also served for five years as a Fulbright Commission board member. Her experience interviewing applicants and evaluating applications, gives her a keen sense of what makes a strong and memorable application.  |
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