FROM STAFF REPORTSOfficials with the Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan reached out to admissions experts at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University, asking them to share advice for parents who are preparing to send a child to college. Brad Burnett, associate vice president for enrollment and student financial services at OU, and Chad Blew, director of the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid at OSU, offered their responses to questions ranging from how to save for college to what types of forms needs to be filled out. Q: Why is it important to save for college?