LNAT
Education & Academia abbreviation · Standardized Test
| Stands for | National Admissions Test for Law |
|---|---|
| Categories | Education & Academia |
LNAT stands for National Admissions Test for Law, a standardized test abbreviation.
Aptitude test required by several UK universities for undergraduate law, including Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, King's College London and Durham. Section A has 42 multiple-choice questions on argumentative passages in 95 minutes, and Section B is a 40-minute essay.
Example: The LNAT essay is not scored centrally, but admissions tutors read it closely.
Usage notes
Section A is scored out of 42, while the essay is sent unmarked to universities to assess themselves. The test measures reading, inference and argument rather than legal knowledge. Candidates sit it at Pearson VUE test centers between September and January. Pronounced "EL-nat".
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