When to start preparing for LNAT

It's only a part of your application so you have to remember that

I'd definitely apply to a mix of unis - I don't know if Bristol puts a set weighting per se and I wouldn't say any particular uni has a cut-off mark as it really depends year on year.

If you apply to say 3 LNAT unis you like and then 2 non LNAT, you should be covered Where you thinking?

You have until the 15th of January of your applicant cycle to complete the LNAT remember. I would start doing a little bit in over summer and then step it up (maybe an hour a day for the duration of September), then do it in October and have it out the way

I would be careful using resources; a lot of 'LNAT revision books' are full with extremely easy questions, this obviously won't prepare you very well for the test. That being said, I used Arbitio for mine (you have to pay £50) which gives you LNAT style essay questions to answer (they'll give you feedback on one included in the price), and I believe around 15 practice multiple choice tests. These multiple choice tests are extremely useful as they are harder than the real thing and although you can't 'revise' for the LNAT, you can certainly get used to the patterns in regard to finding the correct answers (sometimes you can find the answer without even knowing it, by method of elimination). I promise this isn't a paid promotion haha. If you can afford Arbitio, I definitely think its worth it

For reference, on Arbitio I scored between 18-25 on the tests (usually around 22) and got 27 in the real thing. Good luck!

I was thinking:
definitely Durham and Nottingham (As my lnat unis). Perhaps Bristol but I’d prefer a campus based/collegiate system. Gna visit it to see what it’s like anyway
Also Leeds/Manchester
For my safe option, Exeter

This may change when i visit them/do more research

Those are some really good choices actually - balanced and a great selection.

They’re very similar to mine actually as I choose Durham, Nottingham, York, Newcastle and Exeter

Any of the ones you’ve chosen will put you in a good position and I wouldn’t even just consider Exeter a safe option as it’s a great law school and has a lovely campus.

Nottingham sounds like a great bet if you want a campus uni - the campus is lovely and it’s a well respected law school with a multitude of links. Looking like my first choice right now.

As for Bristol, that’s actually my hometown and I’ve lived here all my life and I know what an amazing city it is. If you have any questions about the city or uni I should be able to answer

I disagree - the point of the test is something you’re not meant to revise for, it’s supposed to test your aptitude for law.
I don’t see any benefit in doing hours of practice as you’re wasting time which could be better spent elsewhere.
I did 1 practice test and got 26 in the real thing. If you’re naturally good at it, read tips and know the format you’ll be fine

this post was made very long ago but if you are still active do you have any tips? this is a great score!

I know I'm not that user, but that point from them is silly. Some people will go into it already having the skills required for the LNAT, having had the chance to develop the skills, others will not have had the chance to be that analytical before. You need to demonstrate your potential, and by effectively not practicing, not trying in my eyes, you are not showing doing yourself any favours. The more practice questions, practice essays you do the more you get used to the question style, where they like to trick people out, the wide variety of sources. I got 30/42 (21 being the average this year). My tips would be to read questions carefully, do not be afraid to skip a question to come back to later, use proccess of elimination for the more difficult questions, and be ready to read random articles, one of mine was about Bob Marley. Good luck and hope this helps!

thank u so much for ur response!! a lot of people say “don’t revise” but this seems rlly hard to do especially as i want to be aiming for the 30+ scores. i understand the skills needed but i have done some american versions of the test “lsat” and i didn’t do very well at all so that’s why im worried about when to start

I totally get it, on a residential in april last year we all did questions for LNAT and i didn’t do well. I started my prep in late august (as I had mine for October 7th due to being an early applicant) Just try not to stress urself out too much with scores, as you want to peak on the actual test not on mocks