Last month, I was smack dab in the middle of one of the worst weeks of my professional life: Articling Interview Week. For most law students, it is a time of high stress and paranoia. The week consists of many interviews scheduled almost back to back, leaving you little room to breathe in between running from law firm to law firm and little of your former convictions after all of the smiling and ass-kissing.

It’s not uncommon to see bleeding heart liberals turn corporate schmoes during this week. These are people who breathe fire at conservatives and build schools in small Cambodian villages for little kids whose ribcages jut out of their abdomens. But dangle a six-figure salary in front of their eyes and you’ll have them hypnotized. And I can’t blame them for selling out to the dark side, because I feel like that’s exactly what I’m doing, having recently accepted a job at a big law firm.

I want to know what it’s like not to have to worry about money anymore. I want to be able to keep money in the bank, to spend it on things I like, rather than send it right over to a university to pay for tuition. (Maybe now I’ll finally stop complaining about tuition here!) I know it sounds terrible, but I feel like I deserve to get paid the big bucks after all of my hard work and years of studies. I know the path to success will still be difficult and not without its obstacles, but at least I’m finally pointed in the right direction.