Creating an account in our Admissions Portal is the first step in the admissions process. You will complete your son's online application through the Admissions Portal. A non-refundable $50 application fee is paid when you submit your online application. The deadline for applications is December 18, 2019.

Applications become available in early August. We encourage you to begin the application process early to have ample time to complete the necessary steps.

Once you create your Admissions Portal account, you will want to use this login page to gain access to a dynamic checklist. The portal checklist is an excellent tool to keep track of where you are in the admissions process.  

Application fee waivers are available for siblings of currently enrolled students and sons of alumni. Please contact Jessica McDonald to obtain your code.

Once you have submitted an application, please select a day to visit Gilman through the Admissions Portal. 

Upon arrival, parents have the opportunity to speak with a member of the Admissions team and receive a campus tour, lasting approximately one hour. Your son will attend classes alongside a current student to help provide a snapshot of a day at Gilman. He will also meet with a member of the Admissions team to talk about his interests and ask any questions he may have. Student Visit Days conclude at 1:30 p.m.

As part of our application process, your son is required to take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) between the months of October 2019 and January 2020. You may sign up online at www.iseetest.org. A searchable database of dates and test sites is available as part of the online registration. Please include Gilman's school code (210095) when registering so that we receive a copy of the results.

Your son may take the ISEE at any host school/site; he is not required to take the exam at Gilman School (offered on November 16, 2019 and January 11, 2020). ISEE recommends registering at least three weeks prior to your preferred test date, as sites fill quickly. Gilman School requests that ISEE results be received no later than January 25, 2020.

Gilman is allocated a limited number of waiver codes for those families who are unable to pay the ISEE registration fee. Eligibility for these waivers is determined by family income and may be requested by contacting Jessica McDonald at 410.323.3800 ext. 368 or jmcdonald@gilman.edu.

As part of the application process, our Admissions Office requires three years worth of report cards. Please use the Record Release Form to authorize your son's current school to send us his academic records. Report cards may also be uploaded directly to the Admissions Portal.

All applicants for grades 6-12 need to submit two Common Referral Forms (teacher recommendations): one from his current English/Language Arts teacher and one from his current Math teacher. Other subject area teacher recommendations are welcomed but not required. The Common Referral Forms should be given to your son's current principal or guidance counselor after November 15, 2019. This form is another required element and will be marked complete on your Application Checklist once it is received by the Admissions Office.

Gilman retains an applicant's information in the strictest confidence, as defined in the Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools (AIMS) Policy Statement on Confidentiality of Student Recommendations.

The Admissions Committee will review all applications and make decisions during the month of February. You will learn our decision on February 20, 2020.

Families who accept our offer of admission will need to complete an enrollment contract in the Admissions Portal for each accepted student. Enrollment contracts and deposits are due on March 6, 2020. The enrollment deposit is ten percent of your son's yearly tuition.