Format
The test taker is allotted 2ΒΌ hours to complete an LNAT essay and 42 multiple choice questions aimed at measuring reading comprehension and logical reasoning skills. The reading portion contains ten sets of between two and five questions based around a respective short reading passage. The questions typically ask for terms and arguments from the reading to be defined by inference. The essay lasts for 40 minutes and involves the candidate answering one of three available essay questions. The questions are open-ended topics typically about student related issues or other well familiar subject matter.
The reading section is scored out of 42 and the essays are individually marked by proctors at the respective universities.
The Universities currently using the LNAT are:
- University of Birmingham
- University of Bristol
- Durham University
- NUI Maynooth (mature entry only)
- University of Glasgow
- King's College London
- University of Manchester (From 2012)
- University of Nottingham
- University of Oxford
- University College London
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