LNAT Passage Types Explained: What to Expect in Each Section
Knowing what kinds of passages appear in the LNAT helps you read them more efficiently. Here is what to expect and how to approach each passage type.
Everything you need to prepare for the LNAT — scoring, timing, question types, the Section B essay, booking and university requirements. Written by a team that lives this exam.
Knowing what kinds of passages appear in the LNAT helps you read them more efficiently. Here is what to expect and how to approach each passage type.
Oxford Law is one of the most competitive law programmes in the world. Here is how the LNAT fits into the admissions process and how to approach your application strategically.
How SOAS uses the LNAT: optional for standard-qualification applicants (and can earn a lower offer), required for non-standard qualifications.
How LSE uses the LNAT: the multiple-choice score matters most, the essay is not used for most applicants, no interview, and a 31 December LNAT deadline.
Cambridge now requires the LNAT for Law, replacing the Cambridge Law Test. How it’s used, both sections, the essay, and the 15 October deadline.
Nottingham no longer requires the LNAT. Here’s the current position, why old lists are wrong, and whether you still need to prepare.
How King’s College London uses the LNAT: required for all law applicants, the 31 December LNAT deadline, and what is and isn’t published.
How Durham uses the LNAT: no minimum score, both sections always assessed, the January deadline, and exactly what selectors want in your essay.
How Glasgow uses the LNAT: required for non-graduate LLB applicants, judged holistically with no published score, and the January deadline.
How Bristol uses the LNAT: no minimum score, a mainly academic assessment, the January deadline, and how its staff mark the essay.