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Hi all! I will finish my Master in Economics from a good university in Germany (one of Mannheim / Munich / Bonn) next year and will try to get placed into a Top 20 PhD Program. I also did my Bachelor in Economics at one of those universities. I'm especially interested in how the selection committees will review my application regarding the grades... In Germany, grades are usally (much) worse than in the US (only around 0.5% of students receive the highest GPA (1.0) in economics). Is there anything which I should pay attention to?

Hi, Title says it all! I did my undergrad in the U.S. and graduated with research-oriented masters in Germany this year. Due to language barriers and limited options, I can't stay in Germany to pursue academic work. Given I don't have enough funds for PhD applications (those U.S. application fees do add up!), I want to apply next year. For the mean time, I was wondering if I can apply a full-time RA position in the US. Do you think it's possible to obtain it without being a PhD. student?

Here is my profile: American Top 25 undergrad Pretty good level of german decent french Worked for US defense department in Germany Economy is terrible, I cant find a job. My ultimate goal is to get an MBA from europe, but its tough getting the work experience to put on my resume at this point. So, I want to get a masters in either economics or finance from Germany then work a few years then go for the MBA. I have a list of University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, and Hochschule fur Recht und Wirthschaft in Berlin. Are there any other, or higher ranked, outstanding German masters programs in english for these subjects? I know that some countries might have better programs, but i also want to get my german to a business standard which is why I want to apply to primarily german schools

I got admits in Universitat des Saarlandes for a master's in CS, Uni-Potsdam for a master's in Cognitive System and Uni-Stuttgart for a master's in CS. Which should I attend, depending on its education and career aspects? 1- Universitat des Saarlandes (Computer Science) 2- University of Stuttgart (Computer Science) 3- University of Potsdam (Cognitive Systems) Which one to attend for winter 2015/16 intake? Need your suggestion! Thanks :)

I got admits in Universitat des Saarlandes for a master's in CS, Uni-Potsdam for a master's in Cognitive System and Uni-Stuttgart for a master's in CS. Which should I attend, depending on its education and career aspects? 1- Universitat des Saarlandes (Computer Science) 2- University of Stuttgart (Computer Science) 3- University of Potsdam (Cognitive Systems) Which one to attend for winter 2015/16 intake? Need your suggestion! Thanks :)

Current Subject: Computer Science (bachelor's) Intended subject: Computer Science (Master's) To: Preferably in Germany... CGPA: 3.74 out of 4.0, (Batch-Topper) GRE: Q-155, V-142 (NOT going to send GRE scores) TOEFL: 82 Work Experience: Freelancer during past 2.5 years. Wanted to applying in following shortlisted universities in Germany, Need strong help from seniors: 1) Uni Saarland (Master's Computer science, Master's Visual computing) 2) Uni Kaiserslaturn (Master's Computer Science) 3) Uni Padernborn (Master's Computer Science) 4) Uni Bonn (Master's Computer Science) 5) Uni Stuttgart (Master's InfoTech, Master's Computer Science) 6) RWTH-Aachen (Master's Media Informatics, SSE) I'm worried about Uni saarland, I really want to go there :( Need seniors help in evaluation, Thanks in advance :)

Dear Urch people, I have been admitted to TUM as well as well as Saarland University for MSc in Informatics (CS) for the Summer semester 2015. I am facing a problem that I don't know which to choose between these two. I understand that this kind of question has been asked before. But I would like to make this post also a reference for the most updated as of 2015. Please kindly help us make the decisions based on reasons and rationality. Some facts about me: 0.1 I'd like to focus my study in the field of Artificial Intelligence and I plan to pursue a PhD. 0.2 I'm more research oriented. I would like to work in Academia afterward if possible. 0.3 Naturally, I prefer a quiet and solitude life style. I party sometimes though but I love quiet and nature when I think. I still can't decide whether I should choose Saarland University or TUM for CS, since SAARLAND U: 1.1 Saarland is reputable for research in CS, they have got research institutes Max Planck and DFKI (for A.I.). 1.2They have gotten more research funding 3:1 compared to TUM. 1.3 Cost of living is definitely lower and more friendly to students. 1.4 According to DAAD site, CHE ranks Saarland U as better an overall experience than TUM for CS with the score: 1.3 for Saarland and 1.7 for TUM (lower score is better here). https://www.daad.de/deutschland/studiena...type=1&d=4 TUM: 2.1 On the other hand TUM is more reputable internationally. In this regard, would it give me a foundation for more choices of where I pursue my PhD including grants wise? 2.2 Beautiful city 2.3 As said I normally prefer a quiet study-life. But if TUM is actually better in term of contents and experience, I would not mind. If you could cogently persuade me in either way, I would very much appreciate it. Any additional info would be most welcome! Thank you.

Hi, I have a GRE score of 324. Now I have to make a hasty decision about the colleges to which I have to send my applicaitons. Please suggest some good Universities in the US or Germany, where I can enroll using this score. I plan to study Microelectronics. Moreover, can someone give me a rough idea which country would be better for masters degree? US or Germany? I'm thinking in terms of quality of education as well as job opportunities. Thanks.