MAX: I apologize for the behaviours of some of our guests tonight. It’s a tense time for some people.
LORELAI: The SAT season?
MAX: The waking hours.
The SAT Subject Tests are multiple-choice tests in various subjects given by the College Board, and taken to improve a student’s credentials for admission to universities in the United States. The SAT tests are generally held in early to mid-October.
SAT originally stood for Scholastic Aptitude Test, but by now it is just a brand name and not an acronym of anything in particular.
The Annotated Gilmore Girls 