My son was recrutied as a "star" athlete. His grades were great, as was the rest of his application - except his ACT scores. He is truly one of those kids that does not test well - no excuses, just a fact. He scored higher in some areas than others, and he took the test three times - getting a cumlative score within 2 points on all three times. Lucky for him AF looks at each score from each test rather than just the total, so he was able to use his highest scores. In the end, his scores were on the low end of what was listed as "competitive" but based on his total application, and the fact he was a recrutied athlete, he was accepted, and is now doing great. However, please remember to be honest in your assessment of your son's ability to keep up academically. Our experience has been that for a kid that did well (over 4.0) without having to work much in HS (and yes, taking AP and advanced classes) he is now having to work his butt off to maintain a 3.0 at the Academy. It is hard! Add to that competing in a D-1 sport, and all the time that takes, and well, you get the idea. Best of luck to you both.