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Can't Buy Me Love? Dan (right) pictured with one of the glamourous beauties his new life will afford him. Photograph by Tracie Broom Trials of Life How much more will Dan Goldstein, 25, gain by selling his soul? By Tracie Broom What did you want to be when you were a kid? Rapper/comedian/magician, all in one. What did you want to be during your most idealistic phase? In high school and college, I wanted to be an academic (professor, writer). What are you doing now? Law student at UCLA. What do you see yourself doing in five years? 10 years? I've just developed an interest in gun-control or going to work for a large firm like Latham & Watkins or O'Melveny & Myers. Does selling out appeal to you financially? Why and why not? Of course! Big money. I'd start at over $100,000 a year. Pay off loans. Gold pendants, gold teeth, gats! Metropolitan Math First Year Lawyer: $120,000 First Year Academic: $39,000 Sell-Out Price! $81,000 Law Firm Partner: $550,000/yr Tenured Professor: $42,000/yr Sell-Out Price! $508,000/yr [ San Francisco | MetroActive Central | Archives ]