C) There are many excellent colleges looking for exceptional students.
D) to give a specific example of a great, but little-known, university with a high acceptance rate.
C) giving factual details about college acceptance rates.
Explanation:
This is the statement that most accurately states the point of view of the author. In this statement, the author talks about the different colleges that are available to students and how the admission process works in these. The author argues that there are many excellent colleges that are looking for exceptional students.
The author wants to give a specific example of a great, but little-known, university with a high acceptance rate. Therefore, he talks about St. Olaf College. This is an excellent school that students should consider, which also happens to have a high acceptance rate.
The author factual details about college acceptance rates in paragraph four. In this paragraph, the author cites statistics that come from USA Today and the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC).
