I'm a notary in Texas who's been trying to get my Remote Online Notarization certification for the past four months and honestly it's been humbling. Failed the first attempt by 3 points, failed the second by 1 point, and I was seriously considering giving up. The weird thing is I thought I understood the material — I've been a traditional notary for six years — but the RON-specific stuff like the identity proofing requirements and audio-visual technology standards kept tripping me up.
What finally turned things around was actually using a dedicated RON practice test instead of just rereading my state's handbook. Drilling real scenario-based questions made me realize I was confusing credential analysis with knowledge-based authentication in ways I didn't even notice when I was just reading. I also found a solid study guide that broke down the NNA's RON standards in plain English rather than the legalese in the official docs.
Happy to share what resources worked for me if anyone's in the same boat. Also curious whether others found the technology compliance questions harder than the legal authority questions — that's where I kept losing points.