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Could you please provide some resource on which German institutes are good for a Computer Science MS (and then possibly a PhD)? I plan to specialize in Machine Learning and Data/Text Mining (as in thesis and choice of project field, given that's a thing in Germany)? Any link/resource/direction would be very helpful.

I am also from outside Germany. I am applying for MS in CS at TuM. However the last date is Nov 15 (but advisable Oct 31). If I send my packet on 11th, I will still manage to get it delivered it by 13 or 15th. What I want to know is: Whether Summer semester application offer better chances of acceptance (maybe because less number of applicants)? What are the main differences I should be looking at between these application periods? Is there any specific pitfall of applying or getting in during Summer semester other than maybe I'll have to rush for Visa and all? I am in a fix because I can very well apply for October intake but I would not want to wait if it's possible and I will have even a slight edge w.r.t. in one of the two.

Well, the real scam starts after you take the test. Pay up $18-25 for every score dispatch! No, it cannot be viewed online (even the though the very test you took was online). Even the universities play ball. Then ETS sends your score after weeks. Yes, weeks! You are lucky if you didn't miss a few deadlines if you took the test a little late (especially if you applied to Europe). But you don't have a choice. Somehow it has contributed in diminishing my faith in higher education system. But then again, I don't have a choice either.