In My Radius, Radius App · Podcast, EP 3, 31 min · Aug 2026
The Best Accident of My Life
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IN SHORT
Paul from Radius App talks with Mark for 31 minutes about studying abroad outside the five destinations everyone picks first. Mark's case is that students from emerging markets should take the emotion out of the choice and compare facts: what Korea costs against the usual destinations, what settling in as a foreigner is really like, and how to build skills employers want while you study.
The advice that keeps coming back is to talk to people who are already there. Connecting with current students and alumni online before you apply is, in Mark's view, the best preparation available, which is also the idea UpperClass is built on. The title is Mark's line about how he ended up in Korea. The show notes still carry his previous job title; he is Co-Founder and CCO of UpperClass.
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