[D] How hard is it to join a lab during Master's?

I am about to take part in the upcoming admissions for a master's programme in ML/NLP/CL in the EU. I have received many tips on how to choose a Uni/programme with the goal of becoming a competitive PhD candidate later on.

The vast majority of these tips boil down to looking up Uni's labs and seeing how active they are in the area that I am interested in (NLP). The thing is, when I check the people tabs of these …

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