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Journal Reflection #1 Academic Life and Scholarship Class: What did you learn?

  Journal Reflection #1 Academic Life and Scholarship Class What did you learn? There were many takeaways from the first class in Academic Life and Scholarship.   I gained a basket full of knowledge: One aspect is that different schools differ in how they are categorized based on how much funding they receive.   A good resource on how schools are categorized is through the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.   I learned that there are R1 institutions, R2 institutions, and D/PU, which are Doctoral / Professional Universities.   R1 universities have very high spending and very high doctorate production.   R2 is considered high spending ($5 million) and high doctorate production.   And then, below that level, research colleges and universities may spend around $2.5 million. I asked a couple of questions to my professor and students.   How do we know what schools to apply to?   Will I get a job in academia at the end ...