LNAT

Hi guys just wanted some guidance on taking the LNAT and how to prepare.

Registration opens on 1st August so you need to be quick if you're aiming oxbridge because their applications open in October. You can find some practice questions online and textbooks. They vary in difficulty level so I would say get a textbook (you can find lots of them second hand) and then do a mixture of questions from the textbook and online resources.

Hi guys just wanted some guidance on taking the LNAT and how to prepare.

hiya!! First off, good luck to you all! The lnat is such a hard exam but I'm sure you will all smash it!Personally, I sat the exam last year and got into unis such as Durham and Bristol - if I could give you any advice is:
• I recommend the textbooks which are available to buy on Amazon as they have plenty of texts and questions which resemble the ones you will get on the real test. Doing one or a couple daily is a great way to go about it as it breaks down your revision to a manageable amount over time whilst allowing you to familiarise yourself with the structure of questions, what they really are asking you and the difficulty of the texts.
• An important thing is don’t just mark your answers and move on! Check your answers, reflect and revise - you need to understand why your answer was incorrect so in the future you do not make the same mistake. The lnat is not an easy test, it is difficult and designed to trick you (to put it in the most blunt way possible!) Therefore by reflecting and understanding the true meaning of the questions you can spot this in the future and not be tricked out by wording!
• Youtube videos are a great help - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqDBM0HcYT8 I recommend this one as Eve goes through her thought process so you understand how to think critically and why certain answers are not correct despite on the surface appearing to be the correct answer
• Always time yourself when doing them - i think i timed it at around 7 ½ - 8 mins per text - i might be mistaken i would double check this on an lnat website but its key to get into that mindset of being under time constraints as if you do not you will find the timing of the tests very tricky when it comes to taking the real test.
• Lastly, do not hyperfixate on your MCQ score - whilst it is an important part of the test, remind yourself you will never get 42/42 (i think thats what its out of if i’m not mistaken - it’s been a while!!) I mean if you do then wow, well done to you but do not bog yourself down thinking you haven't done well as it’s such a difficult test restricted by timed conditions - anything between 25-30 is usually considered very high and a competitive score, I know people who have gotten in with scores of 22 to oxbridge as they also consider your essay and personal statement. Scores do not have to be perfect so don’t get disheartened! Unis are aware you’re going to law school you’ll learn critical thinking there not at sixth form!
•Most important thing is don’t ignore it! A lot of people tend to ignore it as you ‘cannot revise for it’ or ‘unis don’t consider it’ because you can and unis do look at it!
• A great starting point is to download news apps such as BBC, The Guardian and any other respectable news outlet on your phone and simply check it everyday. The lnat can ask you on any current modern debate/topic so it is imperative you keep up to date with the news
•To specifically revise for it I personally made flashcards of key facts and essay plans for popular topics they like to ask - you can research these but some include: abortion, whether prisoners should be allowed the right to vote (this is the one i wrote and answer to in my lnat exam!), whether religious symbols and clothing should be allowed in public, the environment etc. Studying these topics and familiarising them is key as they typically get reused - therefore if you have an essay plan or a few facts to base your argument on it will be so useful to you in the real exam trust me! A great place to find these is quizlet - type in LNAT essay plans and just start revising and planning
• Practise writing these essays and give them to english/religious studies teachers to mark - these teachers will be familiar with critical writing styles and will give you good feedback on how to improve - emphasise to them it's not the content they’re marking you on but your essay structure and writing
• Quality over quantity - very cliche but make sure your argument is concise and concentrated by unpicking the statement/question - you need to build a strong argument and convince the universities of your critical thinking and ability over the amount of knowledge you have
• Last point isn’t advice but i do have a bank of my practise essays that i had written - if anyone would like to have them just let me know and i can give you access to them!
Anyways best of luck to you all I hope this advice somewhat helped - it will be hard leading up to it coming from experience (tears were shed!) but it'll be worth it in the end!

Thank you for your comprehensive advice.
Would it be possible to have access to your essays. Much appreciated.

yes absolutely! just private message me and I can send you access to them! x

Hi guys just wanted some guidance on taking the LNAT and how to prepare.

hiya!! First off, good luck to you all! The lnat is such a hard exam but I'm sure you will all smash it!Personally, I sat the exam last year and got into unis such as Durham and Bristol - if I could give you any advice is:
• I recommend the textbooks which are available to buy on Amazon as they have plenty of texts and questions which resemble the ones you will get on the real test. Doing one or a couple daily is a great way to go about it as it breaks down your revision to a manageable amount over time whilst allowing you to familiarise yourself with the structure of questions, what they really are asking you and the difficulty of the texts.
• An important thing is don’t just mark your answers and move on! Check your answers, reflect and revise - you need to understand why your answer was incorrect so in the future you do not make the same mistake. The lnat is not an easy test, it is difficult and designed to trick you (to put it in the most blunt way possible!) Therefore by reflecting and understanding the true meaning of the questions you can spot this in the future and not be tricked out by wording!
• Youtube videos are a great help - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqDBM0HcYT8 I recommend this one as Eve goes through her thought process so you understand how to think critically and why certain answers are not correct despite on the surface appearing to be the correct answer
• Always time yourself when doing them - i think i timed it at around 7 ½ - 8 mins per text - i might be mistaken i would double check this on an lnat website but its key to get into that mindset of being under time constraints as if you do not you will find the timing of the tests very tricky when it comes to taking the real test.
• Lastly, do not hyperfixate on your MCQ score - whilst it is an important part of the test, remind yourself you will never get 42/42 (i think thats what its out of if i’m not mistaken - it’s been a while!!) I mean if you do then wow, well done to you but do not bog yourself down thinking you haven't done well as it’s such a difficult test restricted by timed conditions - anything between 25-30 is usually considered very high and a competitive score, I know people who have gotten in with scores of 22 to oxbridge as they also consider your essay and personal statement. Scores do not have to be perfect so don’t get disheartened! Unis are aware you’re going to law school you’ll learn critical thinking there not at sixth form!
•Most important thing is don’t ignore it! A lot of people tend to ignore it as you ‘cannot revise for it’ or ‘unis don’t consider it’ because you can and unis do look at it!
• A great starting point is to download news apps such as BBC, The Guardian and any other respectable news outlet on your phone and simply check it everyday. The lnat can ask you on any current modern debate/topic so it is imperative you keep up to date with the news
•To specifically revise for it I personally made flashcards of key facts and essay plans for popular topics they like to ask - you can research these but some include: abortion, whether prisoners should be allowed the right to vote (this is the one i wrote and answer to in my lnat exam!), whether religious symbols and clothing should be allowed in public, the environment etc. Studying these topics and familiarising them is key as they typically get reused - therefore if you have an essay plan or a few facts to base your argument on it will be so useful to you in the real exam trust me! A great place to find these is quizlet - type in LNAT essay plans and just start revising and planning
• Practise writing these essays and give them to english/religious studies teachers to mark - these teachers will be familiar with critical writing styles and will give you good feedback on how to improve - emphasise to them it's not the content they’re marking you on but your essay structure and writing
• Quality over quantity - very cliche but make sure your argument is concise and concentrated by unpicking the statement/question - you need to build a strong argument and convince the universities of your critical thinking and ability over the amount of knowledge you have
• Last point isn’t advice but i do have a bank of my practise essays that i had written - if anyone would like to have them just let me know and i can give you access to them!
Anyways best of luck to you all I hope this advice somewhat helped - it will be hard leading up to it coming from experience (tears were shed!) but it'll be worth it in the end!

hiya!! First off, good luck to you all! The lnat is such a hard exam but I'm sure you will all smash it!Personally, I sat the exam last year and got into unis such as Durham and Bristol - if I could give you any advice is:
• I recommend the textbooks which are available to buy on Amazon as they have plenty of texts and questions which resemble the ones you will get on the real test. Doing one or a couple daily is a great way to go about it as it breaks down your revision to a manageable amount over time whilst allowing you to familiarise yourself with the structure of questions, what they really are asking you and the difficulty of the texts.
• An important thing is don’t just mark your answers and move on! Check your answers, reflect and revise - you need to understand why your answer was incorrect so in the future you do not make the same mistake. The lnat is not an easy test, it is difficult and designed to trick you (to put it in the most blunt way possible!) Therefore by reflecting and understanding the true meaning of the questions you can spot this in the future and not be tricked out by wording!
• Youtube videos are a great help - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqDBM0HcYT8 I recommend this one as Eve goes through her thought process so you understand how to think critically and why certain answers are not correct despite on the surface appearing to be the correct answer
• Always time yourself when doing them - i think i timed it at around 7 ½ - 8 mins per text - i might be mistaken i would double check this on an lnat website but its key to get into that mindset of being under time constraints as if you do not you will find the timing of the tests very tricky when it comes to taking the real test.
• Lastly, do not hyperfixate on your MCQ score - whilst it is an important part of the test, remind yourself you will never get 42/42 (i think thats what its out of if i’m not mistaken - it’s been a while!!) I mean if you do then wow, well done to you but do not bog yourself down thinking you haven't done well as it’s such a difficult test restricted by timed conditions - anything between 25-30 is usually considered very high and a competitive score, I know people who have gotten in with scores of 22 to oxbridge as they also consider your essay and personal statement. Scores do not have to be perfect so don’t get disheartened! Unis are aware you’re going to law school you’ll learn critical thinking there not at sixth form!
•Most important thing is don’t ignore it! A lot of people tend to ignore it as you ‘cannot revise for it’ or ‘unis don’t consider it’ because you can and unis do look at it!
• A great starting point is to download news apps such as BBC, The Guardian and any other respectable news outlet on your phone and simply check it everyday. The lnat can ask you on any current modern debate/topic so it is imperative you keep up to date with the news
•To specifically revise for it I personally made flashcards of key facts and essay plans for popular topics they like to ask - you can research these but some include: abortion, whether prisoners should be allowed the right to vote (this is the one i wrote and answer to in my lnat exam!), whether religious symbols and clothing should be allowed in public, the environment etc. Studying these topics and familiarising them is key as they typically get reused - therefore if you have an essay plan or a few facts to base your argument on it will be so useful to you in the real exam trust me! A great place to find these is quizlet - type in LNAT essay plans and just start revising and planning
• Practise writing these essays and give them to english/religious studies teachers to mark - these teachers will be familiar with critical writing styles and will give you good feedback on how to improve - emphasise to them it's not the content they’re marking you on but your essay structure and writing
• Quality over quantity - very cliche but make sure your argument is concise and concentrated by unpicking the statement/question - you need to build a strong argument and convince the universities of your critical thinking and ability over the amount of knowledge you have
• Last point isn’t advice but i do have a bank of my practise essays that i had written - if anyone would like to have them just let me know and i can give you access to them!
Anyways best of luck to you all I hope this advice somewhat helped - it will be hard leading up to it coming from experience (tears were shed!) but it'll be worth it in the end!

yes absolutely! just private message me and I can send you access to them! x

hiya!! First off, good luck to you all! The lnat is such a hard exam but I'm sure you will all smash it!Personally, I sat the exam last year and got into unis such as Durham and Bristol - if I could give you any advice is:
• I recommend the textbooks which are available to buy on Amazon as they have plenty of texts and questions which resemble the ones you will get on the real test. Doing one or a couple daily is a great way to go about it as it breaks down your revision to a manageable amount over time whilst allowing you to familiarise yourself with the structure of questions, what they really are asking you and the difficulty of the texts.
• An important thing is don’t just mark your answers and move on! Check your answers, reflect and revise - you need to understand why your answer was incorrect so in the future you do not make the same mistake. The lnat is not an easy test, it is difficult and designed to trick you (to put it in the most blunt way possible!) Therefore by reflecting and understanding the true meaning of the questions you can spot this in the future and not be tricked out by wording!
• Youtube videos are a great help - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqDBM0HcYT8 I recommend this one as Eve goes through her thought process so you understand how to think critically and why certain answers are not correct despite on the surface appearing to be the correct answer
• Always time yourself when doing them - i think i timed it at around 7 ½ - 8 mins per text - i might be mistaken i would double check this on an lnat website but its key to get into that mindset of being under time constraints as if you do not you will find the timing of the tests very tricky when it comes to taking the real test.
• Lastly, do not hyperfixate on your MCQ score - whilst it is an important part of the test, remind yourself you will never get 42/42 (i think thats what its out of if i’m not mistaken - it’s been a while!!) I mean if you do then wow, well done to you but do not bog yourself down thinking you haven't done well as it’s such a difficult test restricted by timed conditions - anything between 25-30 is usually considered very high and a competitive score, I know people who have gotten in with scores of 22 to oxbridge as they also consider your essay and personal statement. Scores do not have to be perfect so don’t get disheartened! Unis are aware you’re going to law school you’ll learn critical thinking there not at sixth form!
•Most important thing is don’t ignore it! A lot of people tend to ignore it as you ‘cannot revise for it’ or ‘unis don’t consider it’ because you can and unis do look at it!
• A great starting point is to download news apps such as BBC, The Guardian and any other respectable news outlet on your phone and simply check it everyday. The lnat can ask you on any current modern debate/topic so it is imperative you keep up to date with the news
•To specifically revise for it I personally made flashcards of key facts and essay plans for popular topics they like to ask - you can research these but some include: abortion, whether prisoners should be allowed the right to vote (this is the one i wrote and answer to in my lnat exam!), whether religious symbols and clothing should be allowed in public, the environment etc. Studying these topics and familiarising them is key as they typically get reused - therefore if you have an essay plan or a few facts to base your argument on it will be so useful to you in the real exam trust me! A great place to find these is quizlet - type in LNAT essay plans and just start revising and planning
• Practise writing these essays and give them to english/religious studies teachers to mark - these teachers will be familiar with critical writing styles and will give you good feedback on how to improve - emphasise to them it's not the content they’re marking you on but your essay structure and writing
• Quality over quantity - very cliche but make sure your argument is concise and concentrated by unpicking the statement/question - you need to build a strong argument and convince the universities of your critical thinking and ability over the amount of knowledge you have
• Last point isn’t advice but i do have a bank of my practise essays that i had written - if anyone would like to have them just let me know and i can give you access to them!
Anyways best of luck to you all I hope this advice somewhat helped - it will be hard leading up to it coming from experience (tears were shed!) but it'll be worth it in the end!

hiya!! First off, good luck to you all! The lnat is such a hard exam but I'm sure you will all smash it!Personally, I sat the exam last year and got into unis such as Durham and Bristol - if I could give you any advice is:
• I recommend the textbooks which are available to buy on Amazon as they have plenty of texts and questions which resemble the ones you will get on the real test. Doing one or a couple daily is a great way to go about it as it breaks down your revision to a manageable amount over time whilst allowing you to familiarise yourself with the structure of questions, what they really are asking you and the difficulty of the texts.
• An important thing is don’t just mark your answers and move on! Check your answers, reflect and revise - you need to understand why your answer was incorrect so in the future you do not make the same mistake. The lnat is not an easy test, it is difficult and designed to trick you (to put it in the most blunt way possible!) Therefore by reflecting and understanding the true meaning of the questions you can spot this in the future and not be tricked out by wording!
• Youtube videos are a great help - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqDBM0HcYT8 I recommend this one as Eve goes through her thought process so you understand how to think critically and why certain answers are not correct despite on the surface appearing to be the correct answer
• Always time yourself when doing them - i think i timed it at around 7 ½ - 8 mins per text - i might be mistaken i would double check this on an lnat website but its key to get into that mindset of being under time constraints as if you do not you will find the timing of the tests very tricky when it comes to taking the real test.
• Lastly, do not hyperfixate on your MCQ score - whilst it is an important part of the test, remind yourself you will never get 42/42 (i think thats what its out of if i’m not mistaken - it’s been a while!!) I mean if you do then wow, well done to you but do not bog yourself down thinking you haven't done well as it’s such a difficult test restricted by timed conditions - anything between 25-30 is usually considered very high and a competitive score, I know people who have gotten in with scores of 22 to oxbridge as they also consider your essay and personal statement. Scores do not have to be perfect so don’t get disheartened! Unis are aware you’re going to law school you’ll learn critical thinking there not at sixth form!
•Most important thing is don’t ignore it! A lot of people tend to ignore it as you ‘cannot revise for it’ or ‘unis don’t consider it’ because you can and unis do look at it!
• A great starting point is to download news apps such as BBC, The Guardian and any other respectable news outlet on your phone and simply check it everyday. The lnat can ask you on any current modern debate/topic so it is imperative you keep up to date with the news
•To specifically revise for it I personally made flashcards of key facts and essay plans for popular topics they like to ask - you can research these but some include: abortion, whether prisoners should be allowed the right to vote (this is the one i wrote and answer to in my lnat exam!), whether religious symbols and clothing should be allowed in public, the environment etc. Studying these topics and familiarising them is key as they typically get reused - therefore if you have an essay plan or a few facts to base your argument on it will be so useful to you in the real exam trust me! A great place to find these is quizlet - type in LNAT essay plans and just start revising and planning
• Practise writing these essays and give them to english/religious studies teachers to mark - these teachers will be familiar with critical writing styles and will give you good feedback on how to improve - emphasise to them it's not the content they’re marking you on but your essay structure and writing
• Quality over quantity - very cliche but make sure your argument is concise and concentrated by unpicking the statement/question - you need to build a strong argument and convince the universities of your critical thinking and ability over the amount of knowledge you have
• Last point isn’t advice but i do have a bank of my practise essays that i had written - if anyone would like to have them just let me know and i can give you access to them!
Anyways best of luck to you all I hope this advice somewhat helped - it will be hard leading up to it coming from experience (tears were shed!) but it'll be worth it in the end!

yes absolutely! just private message me and I can send you access to them! x

hiya!! First off, good luck to you all! The lnat is such a hard exam but I'm sure you will all smash it!Personally, I sat the exam last year and got into unis such as Durham and Bristol - if I could give you any advice is:
• I recommend the textbooks which are available to buy on Amazon as they have plenty of texts and questions which resemble the ones you will get on the real test. Doing one or a couple daily is a great way to go about it as it breaks down your revision to a manageable amount over time whilst allowing you to familiarise yourself with the structure of questions, what they really are asking you and the difficulty of the texts.
• An important thing is don’t just mark your answers and move on! Check your answers, reflect and revise - you need to understand why your answer was incorrect so in the future you do not make the same mistake. The lnat is not an easy test, it is difficult and designed to trick you (to put it in the most blunt way possible!) Therefore by reflecting and understanding the true meaning of the questions you can spot this in the future and not be tricked out by wording!
• Youtube videos are a great help - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqDBM0HcYT8 I recommend this one as Eve goes through her thought process so you understand how to think critically and why certain answers are not correct despite on the surface appearing to be the correct answer
• Always time yourself when doing them - i think i timed it at around 7 ½ - 8 mins per text - i might be mistaken i would double check this on an lnat website but its key to get into that mindset of being under time constraints as if you do not you will find the timing of the tests very tricky when it comes to taking the real test.
• Lastly, do not hyperfixate on your MCQ score - whilst it is an important part of the test, remind yourself you will never get 42/42 (i think thats what its out of if i’m not mistaken - it’s been a while!!) I mean if you do then wow, well done to you but do not bog yourself down thinking you haven't done well as it’s such a difficult test restricted by timed conditions - anything between 25-30 is usually considered very high and a competitive score, I know people who have gotten in with scores of 22 to oxbridge as they also consider your essay and personal statement. Scores do not have to be perfect so don’t get disheartened! Unis are aware you’re going to law school you’ll learn critical thinking there not at sixth form!
•Most important thing is don’t ignore it! A lot of people tend to ignore it as you ‘cannot revise for it’ or ‘unis don’t consider it’ because you can and unis do look at it!
• A great starting point is to download news apps such as BBC, The Guardian and any other respectable news outlet on your phone and simply check it everyday. The lnat can ask you on any current modern debate/topic so it is imperative you keep up to date with the news
•To specifically revise for it I personally made flashcards of key facts and essay plans for popular topics they like to ask - you can research these but some include: abortion, whether prisoners should be allowed the right to vote (this is the one i wrote and answer to in my lnat exam!), whether religious symbols and clothing should be allowed in public, the environment etc. Studying these topics and familiarising them is key as they typically get reused - therefore if you have an essay plan or a few facts to base your argument on it will be so useful to you in the real exam trust me! A great place to find these is quizlet - type in LNAT essay plans and just start revising and planning
• Practise writing these essays and give them to english/religious studies teachers to mark - these teachers will be familiar with critical writing styles and will give you good feedback on how to improve - emphasise to them it's not the content they’re marking you on but your essay structure and writing
• Quality over quantity - very cliche but make sure your argument is concise and concentrated by unpicking the statement/question - you need to build a strong argument and convince the universities of your critical thinking and ability over the amount of knowledge you have
• Last point isn’t advice but i do have a bank of my practise essays that i had written - if anyone would like to have them just let me know and i can give you access to them!
Anyways best of luck to you all I hope this advice somewhat helped - it will be hard leading up to it coming from experience (tears were shed!) but it'll be worth it in the end!

hiya!! First off, good luck to you all! The lnat is such a hard exam but I'm sure you will all smash it!Personally, I sat the exam last year and got into unis such as Durham and Bristol - if I could give you any advice is:
• I recommend the textbooks which are available to buy on Amazon as they have plenty of texts and questions which resemble the ones you will get on the real test. Doing one or a couple daily is a great way to go about it as it breaks down your revision to a manageable amount over time whilst allowing you to familiarise yourself with the structure of questions, what they really are asking you and the difficulty of the texts.
• An important thing is don’t just mark your answers and move on! Check your answers, reflect and revise - you need to understand why your answer was incorrect so in the future you do not make the same mistake. The lnat is not an easy test, it is difficult and designed to trick you (to put it in the most blunt way possible!) Therefore by reflecting and understanding the true meaning of the questions you can spot this in the future and not be tricked out by wording!
• Youtube videos are a great help - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqDBM0HcYT8 I recommend this one as Eve goes through her thought process so you understand how to think critically and why certain answers are not correct despite on the surface appearing to be the correct answer
• Always time yourself when doing them - i think i timed it at around 7 ½ - 8 mins per text - i might be mistaken i would double check this on an lnat website but its key to get into that mindset of being under time constraints as if you do not you will find the timing of the tests very tricky when it comes to taking the real test.
• Lastly, do not hyperfixate on your MCQ score - whilst it is an important part of the test, remind yourself you will never get 42/42 (i think thats what its out of if i’m not mistaken - it’s been a while!!) I mean if you do then wow, well done to you but do not bog yourself down thinking you haven't done well as it’s such a difficult test restricted by timed conditions - anything between 25-30 is usually considered very high and a competitive score, I know people who have gotten in with scores of 22 to oxbridge as they also consider your essay and personal statement. Scores do not have to be perfect so don’t get disheartened! Unis are aware you’re going to law school you’ll learn critical thinking there not at sixth form!
•Most important thing is don’t ignore it! A lot of people tend to ignore it as you ‘cannot revise for it’ or ‘unis don’t consider it’ because you can and unis do look at it!
• A great starting point is to download news apps such as BBC, The Guardian and any other respectable news outlet on your phone and simply check it everyday. The lnat can ask you on any current modern debate/topic so it is imperative you keep up to date with the news
•To specifically revise for it I personally made flashcards of key facts and essay plans for popular topics they like to ask - you can research these but some include: abortion, whether prisoners should be allowed the right to vote (this is the one i wrote and answer to in my lnat exam!), whether religious symbols and clothing should be allowed in public, the environment etc. Studying these topics and familiarising them is key as they typically get reused - therefore if you have an essay plan or a few facts to base your argument on it will be so useful to you in the real exam trust me! A great place to find these is quizlet - type in LNAT essay plans and just start revising and planning
• Practise writing these essays and give them to english/religious studies teachers to mark - these teachers will be familiar with critical writing styles and will give you good feedback on how to improve - emphasise to them it's not the content they’re marking you on but your essay structure and writing
• Quality over quantity - very cliche but make sure your argument is concise and concentrated by unpicking the statement/question - you need to build a strong argument and convince the universities of your critical thinking and ability over the amount of knowledge you have
• Last point isn’t advice but i do have a bank of my practise essays that i had written - if anyone would like to have them just let me know and i can give you access to them!
Anyways best of luck to you all I hope this advice somewhat helped - it will be hard leading up to it coming from experience (tears were shed!) but it'll be worth it in the end!