I think you have extremely excellent chances no matter when you apply, but it is nice to know if you’re in earlier, in my opinion. Good luck!

(and by the way, in reply to the other poster, IB is in no way less competitive…it can only help you…but I’m sure you know that from all the damn work you’ve had to do ;p)

Other than that I thought that UIUC was real big on the ACT.

You sound like you’d have a good shot, but it’s kind of the luck of the draw. If you apply into a very competitive program to enter into, it could be kind of tough. I think IB might be a little less competitive (just my guess, no idea really) so I think you’d be set.

Good luck, UIUC is a lot of fun.