I Need Good Haircut! HELP PLEASE! It's getting done tomorrow!?

Okay, well tomorrow I am getting my haircut. I really want to get some length of my hair off. Right now my hair is about a foot and a half long and is very, VERY thick and dry. I try to take care of my hair, but it's just to damaged for me to handle. I also have split ends, well over three inches of my hair. Also, stay strands just stick up and tend to be even more damaged then possible. I had bangs before, and they grew out to be around arm-pit length. (Kinda weird right?) They are also uneven as well as the majority of my hair. How much length (in inches please) should I get chopped off? I would also love it if you would explain a style I should get. Pictures or just a descriptive answer would be fine :) No layers of bangs please