Lnat 2014/2015

Hey, I have some questions about the LNAT.

1.) I'm wanting to take the LNAT pretty soon (oct/nov) am I able to do this even if I'm not applying to a university that requires it?
2.) How long is your LNAT score valid/available for?
3.) Can you take the LNAT more then once? like over and over again?
4.) How long is the LNAT exam?
5.) What is deemed as a good score?
6.) If you get a bad score, does this show to every uni even if you don't state it?

Thanks xxx

You should tell the reader what you are going to argue at the outset.

I think by your second option you mean to suggest an essay where the reader can't tell what your position is until you suddenly introduce it in your final paragraph. This is a bad essay. You need to have an argument from start to finish, so that the reader can see that your conclusion is just that - something that follows from the series of points (along with objections and responses) you have made so far.

I get the impression that a lot of students are taught at school to write discursive essays that consist simply of a list of opinions on either side of a debate, and then a final paragraph pretty much arbitrarily taking one side or the other. If that's what you've been taught you need to unlearn it before you write the LNAT essay.

So we should definitely assert our position on the argument from the introduction as opposed to doing the typical undecided introduction, argue both sides, then come to your decision in the conclusion?

Yes - because you shoudn't be 'coming to a decision', but rather making an argument, and presenting two sides of a debate without entering into it yoursef is not making an argument.

For an argumentative essay would the format be
-intro/thesis
-1st point
-2nd point
-counter argument and refutation
-conclusion?

Also would all the topics pertain to UK domestic affairs? I'm from the US, and I've been losing my mind trying to get a sense of UK political system, parties and social issues...

I'll probably be the last one to take it for Sept.2015 entry, doing it on the 19th of Jan.

Any last advice for a fellow struggling student - My main struggle is the broad question of the essay.

Use the LNAT simulator to practice writing the essay within the time limit and without spellcheck or the dotted red underlines you get on MS Word.

Regarding the broad questions, try not to answer all possible points you can think of for that topic as you only have a set time and about 600-700 words. Instead, try and focus on 3/4 focussed points that you feel are the most relevant or important (inc. a counter argument to one or more of the points). That way, your argument will be more concise and focussed rather than "rambling". Good luck!


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Just wondering if anyone has taken the LNAT recently? and if so, what the essay questions were like? reading about current affairs but im not sure what to read and what not to bother with?