LNAT preparation method/tuition/coaching/platform

I will be taking LNAT this year. I am primarily targeting universities like Oxford, KCL, etc. I have a few questions to which I am eagerly seeking answers.
It would be a great help.
I have heard about Aribitio, is it the best? Shall I subscribe to it?
What are the other platforms like Aribitio, which aid in LNAT preparation?
What books are there for LNAT?
How else can someone prepare for LNAT?
If you want to add something, surely do so!

Almost all applicants to Oxbridge, LSE, UCL, KCL, SOAS, Durham, Bristol and Glasgow used Arbitio.
Also, I recommend this book:

Hi Divyata,
Arbitio was somewhat useful, from personal experience. The texts it has were difficult to read and digest, far more difficult than the texts I ended up getting on the actual day. But the questions were not too tricky. It’s excellent for improving focus and actually keeping your mind sharp for the 95 minutes of rather gruelling texts. But then again, reading any difficult text for 95 minutes will do that, you don’t need Arbitio for that.
The essays in Arbitio were excellent. Don’t bother with their model answers though, those are either 1. unrealistic for someone to do in 40 minutes or 2. straight up bad essays. But the questions were very good.
If you do want to get Arbitio, I have a code below for a discount: 10NICK96
I don’t think it’s necessary. Whatever you do, don’t bother with the Ultimate LNAT Guide. One of my work experience placements gave me the book and I know it’s helpful for some people but I found the questions too unpredictable, awfully written and far, far too easy.
Hope that’s helpful : )

Thanks, that was certainly helpful! I want to ask which books I should read. Should I read authors like Plato, Dostoevsky, Shakespeare, Austen, etc? Or anything else?

I read things more along the lines of case judgements, journal articles and news. Most of the extracts you get will be argumentative essays or reports. Very few will be from literature. But honestly, read whatever takes your fancy! As long as you are engaging critically with the material and it has a level of complexity in the text, you should be good.

Thanks, that was certainly helpful! I want to ask which books I should read. Should I read authors like Plato, Dostoevsky, Shakespeare, Austen, etc? Or anything else?

From where did you read that stuff?

Are you a Home UK? or EU? or International applicant for Law? 😧

Almost all applicants to Oxbridge, LSE, UCL, KCL, SOAS, Durham, Bristol and Glasgow used Arbitio.
Also, I recommend this book:

Buy the books - and just practice like crazy - Amazon.co.uk : lnat
You dont need Arbito etc.

I found many books online with similar names and publishers, including The Ultimate LNAT Guide and the Ultimate LNAT collection (For this one I found 3 books: the 2022 edition, and '3 books in one' (which has the 2019 edition and 2022 edition). Which one should I buy and which edition?

Hi, I did the LNAT last year, and I'd say it'd be best to just use Arbitio. The texts are much harder than the ones in the actual lnat which is really good practice, but probably just buy the cheapest plan because you only need to do it a few times to learn the process. However, I would not recommend buying the books because there's no point in doing all the questions and it won't be a worthwhile investment. The lnat just tests your ability to comprehend difficult texts so a few practice questions and recommendations of 'Anonymous # 1' will be good. Also, on Arbitio they do have a section where they refer you to read articles and journals and ask questions about them which I found quite useful too. Good luck in your prep!!

Thanks! How was your LNAT? Can you also help me with the essays?

Mine went better than I expected. I got a 31, but on Arbitio my average was 25, so it is not the best indicator of the score, but it is good because the actual test was much easier. Of course, I don't mind helping with the essays. I don't know how mine went because they don't give specific feedback, but I don't mind offering general advice or reading over them if you'd like. You could potentially ask English or history teachers at your school to review them too simply because the approach is similar, though I've always thought them to be like writing a history essay due to the analytic technique required.

Noted. Is there any other way through which you practised? It may not be that much feasible for me to contact my teachers for some time. From where did you get topics to practice on? By the way, have you had the interview?

I found many books online with similar names and publishers, including The Ultimate LNAT Guide and the Ultimate LNAT collection (For this one I found 3 books: the 2022 edition, and '3 books in one' (which has the 2019 edition and 2022 edition). Which one should I buy and which edition?

Honestly, I wouldn't recommed The Ultimate LNAT Guide or anything by those authors. Of course it differs from person-to-person but I did not find that series to be helpful at all (they were gifts, so I did go through all of the questions). You don't need paid resources at all for the LNAT but if you really do want one, I'd go with Arbitio (though once again, you don't need this at all).
In general, if you want a resource, an online one could be more helpful. I found it very easy to read texts on paper but the moment they were on the screen, it was so so much harder to focus. The fact that you couldn't annotate or follow the text with a pencil (as easily) also made it harder for me. But you can definitely get some practice with this by doing the free official practice tests online and reading (online material), so not just using Arbitio.