Lance Millis

author of How to Go to College Cheaper

November 4, 2015

Lance Millis has more than 20 years of service to OSU, including 7 in high school and college relations and more than 13 in Student Services in the College of Education. He has been involved in new student enrollment, taught Freshmen Orientation courses, and has won campus awards for his academic advising. Millis has been advisor to student organizations, a volunteer for new student orientation, and served on and headed campus committees including the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Committee and the enrollment appeals committee.

Millis created the web sites College Answer Guy and CollegePrep-101 (an award-winner) aimed at helping students and their families prepare for and succeed in college. Hundreds of thousands have visited the web sites since 1996, and literally thousands of students have been helped through the difficult transition from high school to college. College Answer Guy is also a published newspaper column.

Millis also published College Prep 101 in 2007. Millis holds both BS and MS degrees from Oklahoma State University (BS, Recreation Management; MS, Natural and Applied Sciences, Interdisciplinary Sciences Option), served as Pistol Pete in 1987-88, and is a graduate of Bartlesville High School. He is married and has two children.

Whether you are a prospective college student or a current one, or even a parent, grandparent, high school counselor, teacher, consultant or just know a college student, you'll find useful ideas you can implement immediately in How to Go to College Cheaper. The book is divided into three sections, each chock full of suggestions. The sections include: Preparing for, Applying and Going to College Scholarships and Financial Aid at College and Beyond. More than 400 ideas are shared on money-saving topics including: the application process, college savings, 529s, ESAs, scholarships, loans, grants, textbooks, saving on tuition, spending money, campus jobs, housing, energy savings, supplies, shopping, CLEP, AP, military educational benefits, health, entertainment and more. In addition, tons of useful web links are provided.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2010-honorees/lance-millis

Last Updated: 8 December 2015