Chemistry and Culture: Images of Mixtures

It is not often that you see a humanities style magazine use chemical imagery to convey concepts but the Chronicle of Higher Education did it today (warning link behind pay wall).

To my eyes there seems to be a volume mis-match between the flasks and the beaker but I get what they are selling and appreciate the use of chemistry as a image for mixing in various proportions. I might have used graduated cylinders.

As for the mix in an ideal class, the selection is truly American with the reference to SAT marks standing in for academic ability and parents income for ability to pay. In the spirit of the liberal arts I appreciate the extracurricular like athletics in the creation of whole persons as well.