Is it tough to get in urbana for english? 1190 SAT - waiting for second score still. Out of state.
Here is the link for the 2016 freshman profile for the middle 50%. Scroll down to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, which is where the English major is located.
https://admissions.illinois.edu/Apply/Freshman/profile
Another question to ask your parents is how much can they pay towards college. UIUC out of state tuition runs $31-36000. Then housing is about $11,000. Then books, transportation etc need to be added in.