‘The ultimate LNAT guide’

Have you tried an official practice paper yet from the actual LNAT website? Or Arbitio’s free sample paper?

I'm having a similar issue - compared to the LNAT tests from the website, I've been finding the questions from the guide far easier, so I'm inclined to focus my practice on Arbitio and other sources of a similar standard.

Honestly, I don’t find the books particularly helpful or reflective of the real test.

They’re good to get technique nailed down but they’re expensive and I didn’t see many similarities. I’d stick to doing the practice simulators online and the Lawyer Portal ones which I felt were useful.

It’s good to practice, but I feel as if you’re definitely overestimating how much you need to do; I’d say a lot of it is intrinsic.

I’d also ask how your essays are/what unis you’re applying to

The lnat unis I’m applying to are: Bristol, Durham, Nottingham

I’ve looked up what these unis are looking for in the essay, and have used this (along with model essays and other resources) to come up with a structure/technique of my own
As of now I’ve just started to research around current affairs/read the news and i will start practising essays tomorrow

I’ll definitely make sure to make use of Arbitio

Also I’m taking a lot less panicked approach to the test...Not doing much atm, but I will intensify it closer to the test date (I’ve booked for start of sept which is why I’ve started prep early)

Definitely a good idea; it’s not a test you’d really cram for.

If you do a few practice tests and use Arbitio you should be fine. Other books can be helpful in terms of technique and extra practice but I wouldn’t put too much time into them.

Essay wise you should be fine as long as you have a solid grasp of current issues and can structure a well-thought out, evenly weighted essay. If you study any essay subject at A-Level it should come pretty naturally.

Mind you if you’re applying to Durham, Bristol and Nottingham, you may get away without having an incredibly high score; imagine Notts would take you whatever so long as you didn’t do way below average, Bristol would look for average and Durham may be more on the harsh side.

If you get above 25 you should be content if I’m honest and have every chance.

Fair enough, although don't be too rigid with writing. Often when people come up with techniques and structures they don't have a lot of fun with the essay. Be flexible, ofc focus on structure and make sure it's a coherent argument but ygm.

I also don't think it's completely necessary to research a lot of current affairs. I'm pretty sure I only mentioned one and it was very brief, and it seems a lot of students often focus too much on packing in facts/current affairs that they don't turn out to be completely relevant and are quite waffley.

Don't be afraid to post essays on TSR btw. Quite a few do it

Definitely a good idea; it’s not a test you’d really cram for.

If you do a few practice tests and use Arbitio you should be fine. Other books can be helpful in terms of technique and extra practice but I wouldn’t put too much time into them.

Essay wise you should be fine as long as you have a solid grasp of current issues and can structure a well-thought out, evenly weighted essay. If you study any essay subject at A-Level it should come pretty naturally.

Mind you if you’re applying to Durham, Bristol and Nottingham, you may get away without having an incredibly high score; imagine Notts would take you whatever so long as you didn’t do way below average, Bristol would look for average and Durham may be more on the harsh side.

If you get above 25 you should be content if I’m honest and have every chance.

That’s reassuring! I really want to get a Nottingham offer in the bag, then I’ll feel safe

From my understanding, Bristol puts 40% weighting on lnat whereas Durham uses it more to differentiate candidates
So although Durham law is generally harder to get into, perhaps they’re less harsh when it comes to lnat?
Idk, it doesn’t really matter, I’ll just do my best

Doing your best is honestly all you can do but try not to stress too much over it as it’s definitely not the be all and end all.

I got a Nottingham offer and I scored 23 (if my memory serves me correctly), which was exactly average this year. I turned it down for Exeter but I had the offer there; people say they were accepted this year with 16 into Notts so we don’t really know.

Similarly to Durham and Bristol, I believe someone on here said they got into Durham with just 14 or something along those lines, so it’s only a part of the application.

Obviously try and do as well as possible but we don’t know how much weighting unis really place on it, what the average will be that year or other mitigating factors.

You’re on the right path just don’t overthink it

Thanks
Rn i don’t seem to be improving on my lnat score which is so frustrating
I’ve been going through corrections and all of that
But I’ll try not to panic anyway

Also can I ask what make u choose Exeter over notts? I’m thinking of applying to both xx