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Who has to take the
LNAT in 2009-10? When do I sit the LNAT? Can I take the LNAT early, before the summer holiday? What happens if I apply to study law at an LNAT- participating
university but fail to take the test in time? I will be travelling or working abroad on a 'gap
year' when the LNAT starts. What do I do? I am not from the UK. Should I still take the
LNAT? I am
applying for deferred entry in 2011. Should I still take the
LNAT? I am a graduate who wants to take an undergraduate
law degree as a second degree. Should I still take the
LNAT? Are there any exemptions from the LNAT? Where can I get more help with this topic?
Who has to take the
LNAT in 2009-10?
The LNAT must be taken by all applicants to undergraduate law
programmes at the Universities of Birmingham, Bristol, Durham, Glasgow, Leeds,
Nottingham, and Oxford, as well as King's College London and University
College London. Mature entry applicants for NUI
Maynooth are also required to take the LNAT. More
on who must take the LNAT 
When do I sit the LNAT? There is no fixed sitting for this year's LNAT. You choose a date to sit the LNAT at a test
centre near your home, school or college. Test dates begin in September 2009, and
end in June 2010. However there are various university-specific deadlines.
Applicants to Oxford must sit the LNAT by 1 November
2009. Most other applicants should
take the test by 15 January 2010. More
on deadlines
Can I take the LNAT early, before the summer holiday? No. You must take your LNAT and submit your UCAS form during
the same cycle. If you are applying to UCAS in 2009-10 you must also
take the LNAT during the 2009-10 testing year. This begins on 1 September
2009. If you take the LNAT in an earlier testing year your result
will not be transmitted to universities and you will have to take
the LNAT again at the correct time.
What happens if I apply to study law at an LNAT- participating
university but fail to take the test in time? Your application will be rejected. You will have to apply again
the following year, and take the LNAT then.
I will be travelling or working abroad on a 'gap
year' when the LNAT starts. What do I do? You must still take the LNAT. If you will not be at home before
the relevant deadline, you must register to take the LNAT before
the relevant deadline in the country where you are working or travelling.
There are test centres all over the world. More
on locating a test centre
I am not from the UK. Should I still take the
LNAT? Yes. The LNAT is now required for overseas applicants. There
are test centres all over the world. More
on locating a test centre
I am
applying for deferred entry in 2011. Should I still take the
LNAT? Yes. Since you are applying in the 2009-10
admissions round, you must take the LNAT in 2009-10.
I am a graduate who wants to take an undergraduate
law degree as a second degree. Should I still take the
LNAT? Yes.
Are there any exemptions from the LNAT? There are no general exemptions. In extreme cases, an individual
university may grant an exemption to an individual candidate. For
example, if there is no test centre in your country, or if war or
civil unrest or natural disaster makes it dangerous to reach
a test centre before the deadline, or if your unplanned hospitalisation
makes it impossible for you to attend at a test centre before the
deadline, you should contact the LNAT-participating universities
to which you have applied to ask if they will waive the LNAT requirement.
This discretion will not be exercised in favour of candidates who
miss a deadline by mistake (e.g. because they did not find
out about the LNAT in time, or because they forgot to register).
Please note that neither LNAT Consortium Ltd nor Pearson VUE can
consider any applications for special exemption. Such applications must
be directed to the universities concerned. Each university will
make its own decisions. If you are applying to several LNAT-participating
universities, you need to make a separate exemption application
to all of them. Links
to LNAT-participating Universities are here
Where can I get more help with this topic? If you want further advice on exemptions and whom to contact
about them, please use our help form
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