<p>Wow, that is close to 800 words long. It's not supposed to be over 300!!!!!!
They won't even read it!</p>
<p>And your chances, I must say are pretty low. You have a low ACT score with a very low GPA. The one thing though is your ER internship, wow. 20 hrs. a week? Wow!</p>
<p>For reference the average ACT score to get into UIUC last year was a 29. The middle 50% was 27-31. For LAS it was 26-30 (average score of around 28 then). This year it is supposed to be a bit harder to get into UIUC, especially LAS. I would recommend applying priority (deadline is Nov 15) and having great essays. Talk a lot about that internship too.</p>