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This page answers questions about examination access requirements. If you think you might have such a requirement, you need to pay close attention to the questions and answers below to ensure that your needs are properly met.
On this page we answer the following FAQs ...
What counts as an examination access requirement? Which examination access requirements can be met? How exactly would I sit the test with
a 'reader-recorder'? How do I notify you of my requirements? When should I notify you of my requirements? How do I provide evidence of my requirements? What counts as appropriate documentary
evidence? Once I send in the examination access
requirements form, how do I book my test sitting? If a Pearson VUE agent registers me, how do I pay? If I have already registered and booked
online, is it too late
to notify you of my examination access requirements? If examination access arrangements have been made for
me, what do I do when I get to the test centre? What if I need to take medication during the test? Will my circumstances be
considered in evaluating my LNAT result? How do I make contact to discuss
my examination access requirements, or to get further help with
this topic?
What counts as an examination access requirement?
You may need additional time to sit the test (e.g. for dyslexia). Or you may need a particular test-centre environment
(e.g. for mobility problems).
Anything for which you can provide appropriate documentary evidence,
and which you think may affect the way we administer the test in
your case, should be notified to us as an examination access requirement.
Which examination access requirements can be met? We believe that we can meet most examination access
requirements in our test centres. Among the possible adjustments are
extra time for the test, an individual room for sitting the
test, a reader-recorder (a person who reads the questions to you
and types in your responses), and changes to desk or chair
height. In each case you will have to demonstrate why you need the
adjustment in question. If we cannot meet a demonstrated requirement by making
reasonable adjustments, we will assist you in contacting the LNAT-participating
universities to which you are applying and in obtaining their consent
to exempt you from the test. For
example, it might be necessary to exempt a candidate altogether
if he or she is completely confined to hospital, as we cannot administer
the test at all outside our secure test centres. Please note:
Paper versions of the test are not available under any circumstances.
How exactly would I sit the test with a 'reader-recorder'?
A reader-recorder is a person who reads the questions to you
and types in your responses. We know that this may be a new experience
for some people. We have
a fact sheet with more information here 
How do I notify you of my requirements? Please do not book a test sitting online! Instead
begin by filling out our examination access requirements form.
You should print this form out and send it to us by post at
the address shown on the form. The reason for this paper-based procedure
is that we need you to include your supporting evidence with the
form, something which cannot be accomplished online. Every examination
access requirement should be notified to us on this form. This includes
requests for additional
time because of dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, dysorthographia,
or working memory deficit. No adjustments can be made at the
test centre on the day of your test unless they were requested
by you on the examination access requirements form and approved
by us before your test sitting was booked. Our
examination access requirements form is right here
When should I notify you of my requirements? As soon as possible. Don't put it off. Some examination access
requirements, such as extra time, can be verified and accommodated
within a few days. However, others can take a lot longer. For
example, it typically takes three weeks for us to make an appointment
with a suitably trained local reader-recorder (a
person who reads the questions to you and types in your responses).
This means that you need to plan at least a month ahead to
sit your LNAT! If you leave it late it may not be reasonable
to expect us to meet your requirements in time for the deadline,
especially if they are very specific requirements. We can only book
your test sitting for you once we have received your application
and agreed the relevant adjustments with you. More
on deadlines
How do I provide evidence of my requirements? You need to include appropriate documentary evidence when you
send us your form. If you do not include it with your form, we may
be delayed in assessing your application while we wait for the evidence.
However if you are having problems with the evidence, please let
us know and we will see what can be done to expedite the process.
There are contact details on the examination access requirements
form.
What counts as appropriate documentary evidence? It depends on what you need to demonstrate. If you have a severe
disability you may have some official documents (such as a letter
from the Benefits Agency or from your Local Education Authority)
that explain the nature of the disability and the associated
requirements. If not, you may need to ask your family doctor (or
another suitable health professional regsitered with the relevant
professional body, such as a physiotherapist) to explain the
nature of the disability and your associated requirements
in a note that you can forward to us. In some cases - where your
school or college has enough detailed knowledge of your disability
and its associated requirements - we may instead be able to accept
a letter from your school's headteacher or your college's principal.
In cases of dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, dysorthographia,
or working memory deficit, we would normally expect a report from an educational psychologist registered with
the relevant professional body, or at least a report from your school's
headteacher to the effect that the school has seen a report from
such an educational psychologist and is satisfied with it. If you
are not sure what would count as evidence of your particular disability,
please contact us using the contact information on the examination
access requirements form. Our
examination access requirements form is here
Once I send in the examination access requirements
form, how do I book my test sitting? Once we receive your examination access requirements form, we
will contact you as quickly as we can to discuss your requirements.
Once we have agreed with you how best to meet your requirements,
we will pass your details to Peasron VUE who will contact you direct
to book a test sitting. A
Pearson VUE agent will telephone you, talk you through the registration,
booking, and payment process, and
create an online account for you. You will be able to log into this
account later
if you want to update your personal information or check your
registration and booking record. Candidates with examination access
requirements cannot, however, book a test online.
If a Pearson VUE agent registers me, how do I pay?
As
for online registration, the test fee payment must be made at time of booking.
The agent will ask for a credit card, Visa debit card, or LNAT voucher
number. More on payment
If I have already registered and booked online, is it too late
to notify you of my examination access requirements? Your test date or time or place
might have to be changed to accommodate your examination access
requirements. Please contact us as quickly as possible
to rectify the situation. Use the examination access requirements
form to do so. If your test sitting is only a few days away you
may want to cancel it as a precaution. That is because cancellations
are valid only if made no later
than 12 noon on the second working day before the booked test
sitting. If you cancel any later than this your exam fee will not
be reimbursed and you will have to pay again to make another
booking. This is true even if the reason why you changed the test
sitting is that you put in a belated examination access requirements
form!
If examination access arrangements have been made for
me, what do I do when I get to the test centre? Proceed to the registration desk with your photographic identification,
which must meet our usual specifications.
The system will already have a record of your requirements and the
agreed arrangements will be in place. More
on arriving at the test centre, including valid forms of identification
What if I need to take medication during the test? Bring your medication to the test centre and mention it at the
time of check-in.
By raising your hand during the test you will enable the invigilator
to assist you. If the procedure is likely to be complicated or time-consuming,
you should treat this as an examination access requirement, and
register for the LNAT using the examination access requirements
form, as outlined above.
Will my circumstances be
considered in evaluating my LNAT result? If you have any examination access requirements, these must be notified on our
examination access requirements form, so that suitable provision can be made and
LNAT universities can be informed as appropriate. If you did not tell us about
your examination access requirements (so that provision was not made), or if you
sat the test in adverse circumstances (e.g. you were unwell or distressed), then
any allowance in the interpretation of your LNAT result is between you and the
universities to which you have applied. You should contact the universities to
explain the situation. Your result will not be adjusted by the LNAT Consortium
or by Pearson VUE.
How do I make contact to discuss
my examination access requirements, or to get further help with
this topic? You use our examination access requirements form. And
our examination access requirements form is right here
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