Can a good LNAT get you a lower entry grade?

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to know whether a good LNAT score can reduce the entry requirements for uni. I was talking to the kings admissions officer (like you do and btw he was very dishy) and he spoke of someone who had average AS levels but achieved 27 on LNAT. I know its rare to achieve such a score but they reduced the offer by quite a significant amount. So can a good LNAT score decrease the entry requirements.

P.S When do you get your results for LNAT?

thanks

Reply 1

m1kes

fungirl1234

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to know whether a good LNAT score can reduce the entry requirements for uni. I was talking to the kings admissions officer (like you do and btw he was very dishy) and he spoke of someone who had average AS levels but achieved 27 on LNAT. I know its rare to achieve such a score but they reduced the offer by quite a significant amount. So can a good LNAT score decrease the entry requirements.

P.S When do you get your results for LNAT?

thanks

Hang on - you spoke to a KCL admissions tutor and he told you that a good LNAT school reduced the offer for a particular person.

Surely that answers your question?

Reply 2

Onearmedbandit

17

I think she was asking about other universities, too.

Well, fungirl1234, the LNAT goes along with a whole host of other factors (AS's, GCSEs, personal statement etc) which make up your application. At the end of the day, the stronger your overall application, the more likely you are to get a lower offer.

I don't have anything solid to base this on... it's an educated guess, but different universities will regard the LNAT in different ways. Some will value it more highly than others, so your question is difficult to narrow down to a single yes or no ...

But a strong LNAT will certainly strengthen your application and therefore give you an increased chance of a lower offer :smile:

Agreed.

fungirl1234

I just wanted to know whether a good LNAT score can reduce the entry requirements for uni. I was talking to the kings admissions officer (like you do and btw he was very dishy) and he spoke of someone who had average AS levels but achieved 27 on LNAT. I know its rare to achieve such a score but they reduced the offer by quite a significant amount. So can a good LNAT score decrease the entry requirements.

Many universities, although having a standard evtry requirement, still change it for some candidates. for example some universities increase it for applicants that are doing 4 A-levels even though usually the fourth grade is a "B" grade. They can alternatively lower it, probably for those candidates that show exceptional academic ability. An example of the latter is probably the person that the admissions tutor was referring to who got such a high LNAT mark. I would think that many universities would do this but only in the rare case that the LNAT mark is that good.

fungirl1234

When do you get your results for LNAT?

From the LNAT website:

Q. How do I get my LNAT result?
A. You don't - at least not right away. If you take the test on or before 15 January 2007, you will receive an email notification of your LNAT result on 31 January 2007. If you take the test after 15 January 2007, you will receive your LNAT result by email on 30 June 2007. The email will be sent to the email address that you entered when you registered for the LNAT. You can always log back into our registration system to update your email address. It is your responsibility to ensure that, on the day we email you your result, the email address we have for you is valid. We will not make a second attempt nor will we deliver your LNAT score by any other means. If your email account is otherwise working, but you do not receive your LNAT result on the appointed day, please check your spam folder.

Reply 5

Happy1

14

Offers can be made lower for a variety of reasons, but it still remains that the vast majoirty will be the usual offers...e.g. AAB for Kings

Reply 6

fungirl1234

OP

13

thnks for the replys u guys and Onearmedbandit was correct i was talkin about other unis. going a bit off subject which unis do u think value LNAT more?

Reply 7

superdillon

7

fungirl1234

going a bit off subject which unis do u think value LNAT more?

Very hard to tell.
It has recently been pointed out on this forum that the universities that require you to sit the LNAT do so at a cost to them. From which it can be inferred that they all place quite a lot of value on it.
It has also been stated on this forum that Oxford place quite a large emphasis on the LNAT. Oxford decides whom they invite for an interview on it and the essay constituent of the test is also taken into account contrary to what many people think.
If you were to read the respective Law websites of the universities or if you were to attend one of their open days you will probably be told that it is simply one part of the admissions process alongside AS/GCSE grades.
Having said that if you don't have that great an academic record a strong LNAT score could make all the difference.

Reply 8

Lewisy-boy

11

Who marks LNAT? I mean the essay section, is it just random professors taken from a selection of the LNAT unis?

Reply 9

guccilittlepiggy

14

the essay isn't marked- its just send out to unis for them to look at.

Reply 10

superdillon

7

guccilittlepiggy

the essay isn't marked- its just send out to unis for them to look at.

It is marked internally by most universities.

Reply 11

Lewisy-boy

11

I thought it was factored into scores .... ohhhh so its not, each uni uses in a diff way.

Reply 12

superdillon

7

Lewis-HuStuJCR

I thought it was factored into scores .... ohhhh so its not, each uni uses in a diff way.

Don't think that it is factored into the 'score' (if you mean the multiple-choice part). It is likely to be graded as surely thats the only way that they can use it as a test to distinguish between applicants.

Reply 13

Onearmedbandit

17

fungirl1234

thnks for the replys u guys and Onearmedbandit was correct i was talkin about other unis. going a bit off subject which unis do u think value LNAT more?

From my experience, UCL.

Reply 14

simply_me_

A good LNAT will make your application stand out. For KCL especially, say if someone got higher GCSE grades than you, but you got a high LNAT score, then this may well compensate for the lesser GCSE grades. Thus an increased chance of you being offered a place.

I don't think it would get the offer of grades reduced though alone, considering the amount of competition for the law degree!

Reply 15

m1kes

Lewis-HuStuJCR

I thought it was factored into scores .... ohhhh so its not, each uni uses in a diff way.

No, you're right to a degree.
For example - Bristol give their own mark to the essay and add to their points type system. So I think some univerisities put more emphasis on it than others.

Reply 16

Danny_777

16

Onearmedbandit

From my experience, UCL.

Actually, a guy I know got 16 at LNAT and got into UCL even after recieving AAB at A2.

Reply 17

Onearmedbandit

17

There are always gonna be exceptions.

Was that in the LNAT's first year? It was only out of 21 then. 16 was a good score.

Reply 18

Lewisy-boy

11

Well to use an inappropriate and rubbish phrase: "the exception that proves the rule"... I hate that phrase, but use it all the time when ppl question what i say haha!!

Reply 19

Pinguin

Onearmedbandit

There are always gonna be exceptions.

Was that in the LNAT's first year? It was only out of 21 then. 16 was a good score.

but I got only 14/30 this year AND was invited to attend an oxford interview AND got a place at UCL...

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