focused research? or jack-of-all-schools?

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I have two questions. They are list type questions, because I want people to feel like responding doesn't require writing an essay, and also to make it easier for viewers to ingest the information.

I. What is the rank order of the best schools for getting level 9 in quickly? I know this is nation dependent, so if you want to qualify your answer for a nation, do so. Otherwise just try to think in general terms.
II. If you are going for level 9 in one school as quickly as possible, what are your research priorites? Keep in mind that the fewer other research needs aside from the focus school the better for getting to the top quickly. Try responding in the format of 'High', 'Mid', 'Low', where High schools are 8-9, Mid is 5-7, and Low is 0-4.

I. Rank order of best schools to get level 9 in:
1. Conj
2. Const
3. Alt
4. Thau
5. Evo
6. Ench
Blood? I've never played blood nation, so I don't have much of an opinion. For a blood nation though, I'd say maybe top ranked?

II. Priorities
Upper Level: Alt, Const, Conj, Thau. Any of those are good candidates for bee-lining to upper levels.
Mid: either Const, Conj, or Evo. It is Const or Conj if you need these schools to get stuff to enable you to cast the upper level spells you desire. Otherwise (or if you are bee-lining Const or Conj) get Evo to give yourself some battle magic.
Low: Thau, Evo, and Ench. Thau and Evo for site searching. Maybe Ench if you have skellie spammers.