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velcher t1_j8xfdd7 wrote

In general, yes, being middle author in papers with > 3 authors is not great. It's better than having nothing though.

The best outcome you can get as 2nd author is 2nd author of a 3 author paper (PhD, Undergrad, Prof), contribute seriously to the project, and get a good letter of recommendation from the Professor that says you contributed seriously to the project.

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