Schools & Colleges
In the 2010-2011 academic year more than 7,000 people from the UK and overseas sat the LNAT – giving the universities to which they had applied a clear, fair and comparable assessment of their aptitude for the study of undergraduate law.
Law is a field of study which requires excellent critical reasoning skills, something which cannot easily be measured by a standard exam or coursework.
The LNAT was developed by Pearson VUE, the world’s leading test and assessment company, to measure a student’s aptitude for studying law, rather than their knowledge of law or any other subject.
The test assesses candidates’ analytical and reasoning skills, their ability to construct a logical argument, their command of written English, inductive and deductive skills, and their comprehension and interpretation skills.
Candidates sitting the LNAT must complete two sections consisting of 42 multiple choice questions based on 12 argumentative passages, and one essay.
The multiple choice section gives candidates a score out of 42.
The tests are electronically marked and scores are made available to the relevant participating universities almost immediately, along with the essays (these are not marked). There is no point in applying for a remark, as the score is merely the computer record of the choices made by the candidate. There is no subjective marking by a human being.
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