Posted by obbie on 12/1/11 8:49pm
Msg #405537

Abbreviation

What is the abbreviation APA for, I'm taking a stupid test and don't know what APA stands for?

Reply by bob/IA on 12/1/11 9:09pm
Msg #405538

All Purpose Acknowledgement

Reply by obbie on 12/1/11 9:33pm
Msg #405541

thank you, I should have known that. Drew a blank.

Reply by JanetK_CA on 12/1/11 9:36pm
Msg #405543

For what it's worth, I drew a blank on that one, too. I never call it that! I agree with your assessment about that test!

Reply by jba/fl on 12/1/11 9:37pm
Msg #405544

Same here, but I didn't want to admit it first...LOL

Reply by HisHughness on 12/1/11 9:58pm
Msg #405547

APA = American Pedophile Association.

Tell me again why you're taking that test.

Reply by Buddy Young on 12/1/11 10:02pm
Msg #405548

Re: Hugh, you never fail to make me laugh!!!! n/m

Reply by desktopfull on 12/2/11 12:42am
Msg #405554

We shouldn't be answering his test questions.

The test is to prove his knowledge not ours!

Reply by JulieD/KS on 12/2/11 7:01am
Msg #405563

Re: We shouldn't be answering his test questions.

That's what I thought, Desk. Tests are to prove what we know. Coming here and asking for the answers is wrong. And, thus emerges another newbie who will come here every day asking a long litany of basic-knowledge questions. <sigh>

Reply by Shoshana/AZ on 12/2/11 8:25am
Msg #405566

That was a stupid question.

It seems that a few of us seasoned notaries had no idea what it meant. I don't think the question has any relevance to knowledge that we might need to be successful in this business.

Reply by Lee/AR on 12/2/11 8:47am
Msg #405572

True, that. n/m

Reply by C. Rivera Chicago Notary Services on 12/2/11 9:31am
Msg #405577

agree with Shoshana on this one... n/m

Reply by desktopfull on 12/2/11 11:43am
Msg #405601

This is why those "Certification tests" of NSA's are bogus!

You get the test online and go around getting others to provide the answers. It doesn't prove you know anything about closing a loan, just that you can dig up the answers to their questions from somewhere or someone. Get enough right and your CERTIFIED, YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reply by ReneeK_MI on 12/2/11 12:00pm
Msg #405602

Disagree w/that blanket statement - they're not all alike

and in all fairness to the OP, we don't even know what the question was. It may well have been about whether or not a particular situation called for an APA - and as evidenced in this thread, the acronym's meaning can escape the best of us.

Reply by VT_Syrup on 12/2/11 9:44am
Msg #405581

10th amendment repealed, Sacramento new capital of US

That is why notaries all over the US are expected to correctly answer test questions that are California-specific.

Reply by Lee/AR on 12/2/11 9:57am
Msg #405583

Seems that way, but I didn't get the memo n/m

Reply by Bob_Chicago on 12/2/11 10:28am
Msg #405589

Actually the OP, is in Kyntucky , Not CA. I have been

in this biz since the 90's , and did not know what an "APA" was.
Agree that we should not be answering test questions that can be answered by reviewing the NP law of a state or from other public sources. A take home test , however, permits the
testee to research sources for the correct answer. NOTROT is probably the best source for general NP and NSA proceedures and terminology

Reply by Lee/AR on 12/2/11 10:36am
Msg #405593

APA means All Purpose Acknowledgment

There--fixed it! Maybe it'll show up in an orange button search now???
Me, too, Bob. Early 90's and I wouldn't have known either as I've never heard it called an APA except for right here on NotRot the last time this came up--probably for the same reason, too.

Reply by HisHughness on 12/2/11 10:45am
Msg #405596

Re: Actually the OP, is in Kyntucky , Not CA. I have been

***A take home test , however, permits the testee to research sources for the correct answer.***

"Nuts!" to your testees, Bob.

Reply by rengel/CA on 12/2/11 12:13pm
Msg #405603

Yep, the whole country revolves around us, dontchaknow?

Said tongue in cheek

My .02

Reply by Karla/OR on 12/2/11 12:40pm
Msg #405604

"This is why those "Certification tests" of NSA's are bogus!"

WOW, what a blanket statement! I took the NSA Certification course which provided good resource material. It has been invaluable to me as a newbie. Makes me wonder if you've ever taken the course or not since you aren't aware of how good the training and resources are. IMO

Karla

Reply by Bob_Chicago on 12/2/11 12:52pm
Msg #405606

Be gentle, people. Exhlibit that holiday spirit. n/m

Reply by Lee/AR on 12/2/11 12:54pm
Msg #405607

Re: Be gentle, people. Exhlibit that holiday spirit.

Ah, gee... all I was gonna say is "You don't know what you don't know, but I'm sure you'll find out."

Reply by rengel/CA on 12/2/11 2:18pm
Msg #405612

Which certification course? It seems that...

every title company, signing service, Johnny come lately has their own.

Granted, there are a few that are worthwhile, but the majority of them are absolutely worthless. Besides, there is no state or federal entity that certifies notary signing agents so which one do you take?

My .02

Reply by desktopfull on 12/2/11 11:52pm
Msg #405676

I took the Certification course from the NNA in 2001. It's bogus. You can look up the questions while taking the test. What training, read the question look up the answer, doesn't mean you actually know what your doing. Wasn't stupid enough to renew and waste my time or money.

Reply by VT_Syrup on 12/3/11 7:47am
Msg #405682

Goal of certification exams

I won't defend that organization who's 3 letter abbreviation starts with N and ends with A, but there are two mutually exclusive goals for a certification exam. One goal is to identify people who are ready to start as signing agents. If that's the goal, it would be reasonable for people to be able to look up the answers. The other is to identify seasoned signing agents. That kind of exam would have questions about situations that one wouldn't encounter until going through hundreds of signings.

The seasoned notary exam would be very hard to grade, because the tough questions that would have answers that vary from state to state, and several reasonable correct answers probably exist.

Given the competitive nature of the NSA business, there is little opportunity for apprenticeship, so it is unavoidable that NSAs will be going out who have never done a signing before. Better that these new NSAs at least have a general idea of the complex situations they might run into, and know to call the agency when anything odd happens.

Reply by NJDiva on 12/3/11 1:07am
Msg #405680

Uh oh...Karla, DTF is a veteran long timer...not sure

you really wanna go there my dear...

Breath DTF, just breath...lol