I woke up at 10 in the morning feeling refreshed and extremely excited for the long awaited LNAT. My strategy for preparation was to attempt a few of the passages, as well as drawing outlines of the main points for the essay bit. This would enable me to 'warm up', yet at the same time not wear myself out.
I left home sharp at 3pm. The weather was temperamental; one minute it was blazing hot, and the next it turned cloudy and showed signs of an impending thunderstorm. The latter eventually actualized when I boarded the Star LRT to Masjid Jamek. The rain did not abate even as I was switching to the Putra LRT. I had anticipated it to be a short and light shower since it had poured heavily the day before, but was proven otherwise.
From the KL Sentral station, I took a cab which brought me to the Eastin Hotel. I called the LNAT centre for directions and soon found my way to the third floor in Block F. The exam centre had a modern and simplistic decor; it resembled designs I had seen in England. I was met by a man who proceeded to ask for my confirmation letter, passport and electronic signature. The latter was very new and foreign to me; in order to submit my electronic signature, I was required to sign on a plastic board with a plastic pen. It was a great hassle as I had failed to replicate the signature found on my passport. That was signed more than two years ago and I was struggling to recall which style I had used.
After that was completed, I was brought to a room where the exam was to take place. I logged in, went through the instructions and began the test. To my surprise, the passages were rather short and simple. They were unlike the ones found in the practice test, nor were they as complex as the KAPLAN-LNAT practice book. That worked to my advantage as I sped through the thirty questions leaving me with ten minutes to review the unanswered ones. I am very confident that I will score at least 25 and above for this section.
The essay, however, was not as encouraging. To begin, the topics were those that I had little to no knowledge of; furthermore, while I did have one or two points, they were not sufficiently strong to produce a cogent argument. Eventually I settled for 'Religious schools do not attempt to create a cohesive society', which I shall write a proper version in the upcoming post. However, with respect to the essay I had written, I felt I did not do myself justice with the average reasons. The lack of current examples, and that too much time was spent on the introduction resulted in an underdeveloped body. On the upside, I managed to meet the word quota of 500 - 600 words.
Results will be released in late January next year. I am confident that I scored very highly and that I will get into Oxford to read law.
I left home sharp at 3pm. The weather was temperamental; one minute it was blazing hot, and the next it turned cloudy and showed signs of an impending thunderstorm. The latter eventually actualized when I boarded the Star LRT to Masjid Jamek. The rain did not abate even as I was switching to the Putra LRT. I had anticipated it to be a short and light shower since it had poured heavily the day before, but was proven otherwise.
From the KL Sentral station, I took a cab which brought me to the Eastin Hotel. I called the LNAT centre for directions and soon found my way to the third floor in Block F. The exam centre had a modern and simplistic decor; it resembled designs I had seen in England. I was met by a man who proceeded to ask for my confirmation letter, passport and electronic signature. The latter was very new and foreign to me; in order to submit my electronic signature, I was required to sign on a plastic board with a plastic pen. It was a great hassle as I had failed to replicate the signature found on my passport. That was signed more than two years ago and I was struggling to recall which style I had used.
After that was completed, I was brought to a room where the exam was to take place. I logged in, went through the instructions and began the test. To my surprise, the passages were rather short and simple. They were unlike the ones found in the practice test, nor were they as complex as the KAPLAN-LNAT practice book. That worked to my advantage as I sped through the thirty questions leaving me with ten minutes to review the unanswered ones. I am very confident that I will score at least 25 and above for this section.
The essay, however, was not as encouraging. To begin, the topics were those that I had little to no knowledge of; furthermore, while I did have one or two points, they were not sufficiently strong to produce a cogent argument. Eventually I settled for 'Religious schools do not attempt to create a cohesive society', which I shall write a proper version in the upcoming post. However, with respect to the essay I had written, I felt I did not do myself justice with the average reasons. The lack of current examples, and that too much time was spent on the introduction resulted in an underdeveloped body. On the upside, I managed to meet the word quota of 500 - 600 words.
Results will be released in late January next year. I am confident that I scored very highly and that I will get into Oxford to read law.
