46. The U.S. National Center for Education Statistics says the number of graduating high school seniors will peak at 3.3 million in 2011. _______________

(1) Furthermore, undergraduate enrollment is projected conservatively to increase only minimally.

(2) It is thus predicted that the percentage of those students going to college — now about 67 percent — will increase and make the application process even more stressful.

(3) And the number will decline only slightly to 3.2 million by 2016.

(4) So, if anything, the frantic competition to get into the most selective colleges is only going to get worse.
(A) 4123
(B) 3124
(C) 1432
(D) 2134