About this episode

Anna and Mark discuss the implications of AI on choosing college majors with Dr. Jennifer Stephan.

Worried about what major you should pick now when AI seems to be affecting every industry? Join Anna and Mark as they sit down with Dr. Jennifer Stephan—founder of Lantern College Counseling —to demystify AI as an academic path and career field. Dr. Stephan defines AI, distinguishes it from adjacent disciplines like computer science and machine learning, and discuss developing future-proof, transferable skills (critical thinking, communication, quantitative reasoning, ethics) over narrowly chasing majors, noting that only a few top programs offer undergraduate AI degrees while many CS programs can prepare students well through electives, tracks, and research.

People in this episode

Hosts: Anna Ren, Mark Hofer

Guest: Dr. Jennifer Stephan

Topics covered

• choosing majors
• artificial intelligence
• career paths
• transferable skills
• computer science

Keywords

• AI
• college majors
• career fields
• critical thinking
• computer science
• transferable skills
• ethics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lantern College Counseling

More episodes of College Admissions with Mark and Anna

• Top 3 College Admissions Tips · June 20, 2026 · 1h 4m
• Inside Admissions with Former Admissions Officer Brandon Mack · January 9, 2026 · 1h 4m
• How College Admissions Officers Review Activities and Resumes · December 2, 2025 · 50 min
• How to Get Strong Recommendations for College · October 17, 2025 · 41 min
• Tackling Changes for Collegebound Families with Molly Carroll · May 30, 2025 · 51 min
• Preparing to Thrive in College with Carol Ben-Davies! · February 19, 2025 · 1h 0m

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the College Admissions with Mark and Anna podcast page.