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EXCLUSIVE INSDER REPORT: Binge-watching How to Get Away with Murder does not count as studying for c


With many Burgmann Residents making the most of the Teaching Break to catch up on missed Friday morning lectures and readings they didn't need to pass their mid-sems, an exclusive report given to The Daley Mail contradicts common belief that re-watching Shonda Rhimes’ seminal criminal law drama How to Get Away with Murder does not actually have the same effect as studying for LAWS1206.

Despite the content of the Emmy award-winning show exploring topics essential to the study of the criminal law such as murder, competitive classmates, unpaid and overly-arduous internships, Viola Davis, and murder, the report indicates that watching all 45 episodes available on Netflix does not have the same benefit as 45 hours of study.

When questioned about the best methods to ensure exam success in this subject, Burgmann Law RAs Clampbell Capp and Gate Karrow rejected this previously-underground study technique, instead suggesting the outdated methods of "actually attending class" and "doing the readings".

However, what remains unclear is whether bio-med students should be concerned about their Grey’s Anatomy watching habits. Current survey statistics place viewership of Grey’s at an all-time high in the week preceding the GAMSAT, suggesting a correlation success in the aptitude test and staying up late to envisage saving the local population from yet another natural disaster.

What law students can be sure of, though, is that should they want to ensure success in their degree Suits will likely remain on Netflix for many semesters to come.

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