In the past the only time it goes for a 2nd round is if you updated something, and even then only the portion that was updated will get re-scored.
I.E. new SAT, only PAR will be revisited.
New Sport, only EC will be revisited.
Your ALO saying you were the number 1 pick helps, but not as much as you may think. ALOT is not what I would say, but than again every point counts in the world of the WCS.
The rec is a part of the EC which accounts for 20% of the WCS, so it may give you more points, but not as many as a higher PAR would give a candidate. Honestly that 560 is going to hurt you more than getting number 1 from he ALO will help.
Now the thing I would say is that your ALO knows many of the candidates that went up with you for your MOC nom. They give recs for all of their candidates. Logic would follow than that if they wrote you are the number 1 choice, that your file was the strongest out of all of their candidates. If all of their candidates got the same nom...
That doesn't mean you will be highest WCS for your congressman's slate, but it should give you some comfort that you are probably competitive on that slate.
Finally, as Flieger has stated he is the doom sayer, and I am Janie Raincloud, but both of us are that way to give realistic chances. I would think that your ALO knows your SAT is @200 points below the avg of AFA cadets, and that PAR is 60% of that WCS. It would be hard for an ALO to say number 1 candidate unless there is a very valid reason why this score exists, car wreck and out of school their entire soph yr, would be an example. Poor test taker is not good enough.
Again, as hard as that is to read, you need to realize not one of us has seen your packet. Nobody here sits on the AFA board. Nobody knows the level of competition on your MOC slate. For all we know you could have the highest WCS for the MOC and you will get a direct admit.
The only way to get appointed is to apply. You have done that, so now is the time like every other 2000 candidates that have noms to just sit back and wait.
OBTW, it is also important to understand how apptmts work. You may have gone to the board and received your WCS, but the other 9 on the slate haven't. Thus, until all 10 of you get a WCS no apptmt will be charged to that MOC. The AFA doesn't close out their files until the end of Feb. If candidate Smith from your MOC nom slate doesn't submit their CFA until Feb 27th, than you are just spinning your wheels calling the regional.
Regionals are broken down by letters and regions...so your regional maybe Debra, because your last letter ends in T, and the candidate that ends in B has a different regional, thus, your regional can not give you an answer since she doesn't know the WCS for the other half of the alphabet.