Most juniors I talk to are doing the same loop: take a practice test, get a number, feel behind, take another one.

That is not a strategy. That is a scoreboard with no game plan.

If you already have a target — 1350, 1450, 1520 — the work is narrower:

1. Split the gap. A 1400 target with a 1280 today is not “study more.” It is +70 Reading/Writing or +70 Math, or some mix. Those are different weeks of work.

2. Find the expensive mistakes. Timing, careless algebra, vocab-in-context, or one question type you miss every time. One pattern usually explains most of the gap.

3. Build a weekly cadence around school. 4–5 focused sessions beat a 4-hour Sunday panic session. Practice tests are for measuring, not for studying.

A practice test is a diagnosis. Use it that way, then attack the section that is actually holding the score down.

That is the whole Sattestguide method. Pick the number. Diagnose the leak. Run the week.