Suits season 5 finally came to an end and it was quite a tear jerker. The last episode may be one of the most visceral and emotionally packed one in the history of the show. In the entire season, the major characters of the show are guarding one dirty secret about Mike Ross i.e Mike did’nt go to Harvard Law and Harvey hired him as his associate anyways. In the previous episode we saw Mike Ross being tried on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud by Anita Gibbs, she offered him a deal of 2 years imprisonment in exchange of not going after Jessica, Harvey, Litt & others, which Mike accepted. But Harvey later found out that the jury verdict was going to be not guilty which totally broke him.
Following things may not have happened if Mike did go to Harvard law:
He may have never joined Pearson Hardman: 
In hindsight, Mike Ross may not have actually gone to a law school, but he did crack SAT’s and helped others do it too. If Trevor did’nt screw up, he would have been an alumni of Harvard Law with multiple job offers, who knows if he would choose to be an associate of Harvey Specter.
He may have never found love of his life: 
He had failed spectacularly when he tried to win a woman’s heart by lying to her that he went to Colombia law school, her name was Claire who used to work in legal aid clinic. He found Rachel in Pearson Hardman and fell in love with her, she stood by his side even when he told her about his secret.
He would have been a different man: 
He is a man guided by a moral code. He fights for the Clifford Danners’ of the world who have been exploited and left for dead. Had he gone to law school, he would have learned ethics from Prof. Gerrard who pretends to uphold the law when it comes to his own vested interest. As the IT guy in the basement said to him “he knew he did’nt go to law school as he is the only one who gave him respect”.
Harvey Specter would have never won those cases: 
Harvey Specter retained his position as “the greatest closer of the city” as he had Mike by his side who will dig dirt on the opposition and help him strongarm and crush the other side.
Louis Litt would have never become a “name partner”: 
The only way Louis Litt could have ever become a name partner is by leveraging Mike’s secret against Jessica Pearson.
