I am a sophomore and keep getting around 25 for my science score, which is really bad.
I always get worn out by the English, writing, and math sections that I can’t focus well when I reach the science section. I also feel like the science section goes by too quickly and I often find myself not being able to complete it before time ends.
Does anyone have any tips to go from a 25 to a 33+?
I have the same problem. I always feel way too crunched for time on the ACT Science even though I consider myself a science person–it was my worst section when I took the ACT last year.
I have read that there is an ACT science book that is really helpful. The other thing you could do is focus your energy on the first three sections as you have been and then the next time you take it, race through the first two sections and focus your energy on the last two. You can reach your outcome through superscoring
At first I had trouble with the science section too. I eventually got it up to a 31 which was good enough because my other sections were so much higher! Haha. I would recommend doing the parts of the science section that are the easiest for you first. So if the graph parts are easiest, do that first. If the more reading type parts are easiest, do that first. Another thing I would recommend is scanning through all of the questions first and looking for that specific information. Reading all of the paragraphs and tables takes up a lot of time so try not to read everything if you don’t have to! If the information is hard to digest, you could also draw little symbols or pictures while you’re reading. I hope this helps a little!
@margeu Same! I’m planning on going into STEM and science is my worst section. It’s not that I’m bad at science, it’s just that I feel like there’s never enough time to finish the science section.
@rofikicafe Do you know what science book it is? And thanks for your advice!
@neuroscience27 Thank you for your advice! 
found it: For the Love of ACT Science: An Innovative Approach to Mastering the Science …
Book by Michael Cerro
Do the comparison section last, ALWAYS. I also highly recommend not actually reading the paragraphs of information that are given, but going straight for the questions and finding the answers in the passage (esp when they reference which figure to look at) often works very well. Of course, if you can’t find an answer, skim through any text as needed, but always save these questions for the end unless you can find the info in about 30 seconds or less. There is SO much extra content in the ACT science section that is put in there PURELY to distract you–don’t let it.
I originally scored a 25 on the Science section. Although I haven’t taken an official ACT again yet, I very recently took a practice test (only actual one I’ve taken since I last took the ACT), and I got a 34.
Study hard, do lots of practice tests, and don’t give up! I believe in you!
What @thehawkarisen says is pretty much what they tell you in For the Love of ACT Science. My DD went through most of that book. We’ll know in a week whether it helped 
But yeah, go straight to the questions and look for the “locator” like “In Figure 1” and you can answer several of them that way without reading the whole experiment. Or in the conflicting viewpoints section, scan for keywords from the question.
The book goes more in depth of course, and reviews some common knowledge items so I think it is helpful.
@bjscheel Thanks! Let me know if it helps or not!
Do you bring snacks? What do you eat beforehand? Do you take your tests after having a low energy relaxing Friday night?
It’s important to take that timed break in between the math and reading section and use it properly. Your brain is working hard and it needs fuel. Get something with protein and carbs for constant energy. Drink something (not too much!) which is not very sugary.
Learn some meditation techniques for relaxation. After you eat your snack, clear your mind, close your eyes, and practice deep breathing. You can even do this during the very short break between reading and science and it will help.
Your brain is not a muscle but in some ways it responds like one. It can be trained, it can be strained, it can be sprained. Treat yourself like an athlete training for a marathon, because this is a form of mental triathlon. Quadrathlon? You’re doing great in the first three heats but running out of steam in the final round.
If you’re running out of energy at the end it isn’t necessarily a mental thing, it may be a physical thing. This is great because a physical problem can be addressed without staying up busting your brain studying.
@needtosucceed27 I’m back to report that DD raised her Science score by 6 points over freshman year so the book may have helped! On the other hand, she barely touched the Love of ACT Math book and that score only improved by 2 points. She was hoping just having 2 more years of math classes was enough to get by.
I had gotten a 22 on the Science and improved it to a 36 just by taking only the science test over and over and over, until I felt that I couldn´t take it anymore – then I took it again. Get sick of the section, and the strategies will become second nature.
Another method that I used was to take the section in different time increments, such as the first time, taking it in an hour, then another day in 50 minutes, and so on until I reached the actual time of the section. If needed, the increments can be made smaller. The repetition with changing time helped me speed up my test taking, but the best strategy for this test is just practice.