Millar, 17, spent her final secondary school year in Wellington last year so she could train and play with the Ole Football Academy.
That led to the former Mount Aspiring College pupil being selected to play for the national secondary schoolgirls team to compete at the Texas Dallas Cup tournament, giving her a taste of international experience.
She joins the Waikato University team next month for a tournament in Las Vegas, and in August she takes up a scholarship at Monroe Community College, in upstate New York.
Between times, she will train in Wanaka for the next six months under her main coaches, Blair Scoullar and Thomas Van Hees.
Millar has now spent a decade in the sport she loves, after being inspired by brother Ramone, now 15, to play the game.
"My brother started playing and I got bored of watching him so I joined as well," she said.
Playing with the Ole academy and competing for New Zealand in Dallas were good experiences, and being selected by the Waikato University club to play in Las Vegas was exciting. But earning a college scholarship had been one of her biggest goals.
"It is a two-year school and the scholarship is full tuition. Once I finish the two years there [at Monroe College], I will get assigned to another school for my last two years of school.
"I am thinking of studying graphic design. You get to pick your major and I am really interested in graphic design."
She is excited to be able to immerse herself in the culture of women’s football in the US and looking forward to what that might bring in the future.
"It is really big over there since they have won the World Cup many times.
"It is a super cool environment , really strong, physical, and the level is really good.
"Getting a scholarship has always been a big one and now that I am doing that, my next steps would be to play professionally, sign a contract and maybe play for the national team, see what happens."
