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. 

Applications become available in late August and are due by Tuesday, December 15, 2020. 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 Jamie Frieman to obtain your code.

Please note: All Gilman students are required to have age-appropriate vaccinations. Only medical exemptions will be considered.

Prospective parents and students are invited to join us for a Virtual Visit this fall. We look forward to getting to know your family and sharing all of the unique opportunities that Gilman School has to offer. Please click here for additional information and to register for upcoming events. We also encourage you to take a Virtual Tour of our Middle School!

Once you have submitted an application, please schedule a time to speak with a member of our Admissions team through the Admissions Portal. 

The Parent and Student Conversation will be a one-on-one Zoom meeting lasting approximately 45 minutes. We will use this time to further introduce your family to Gilman, talk with your son about his interests, and provide an additional opportunity to answer any questions you may have.

After careful consideration of this year’s admissions cycle and the unique challenges it may present prospective students to complete the standardized testing portion of the process, we will not require the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) for the 2020-2021 admissions season. To ensure equity of process, we will measure aptitude through an in-house assessment offered in January. Additional information will be available on our website in the coming months. 

We will continue to accept ISEE scores for the 2020-2021 admissions season. If your son chooses to take the ISEE between the months of October 2020 and January 2021, you may sign up for any host school/site online at www.iseetest.org. A searchable database of dates and locations is available as part of the registration process. Please include Gilman's school code (210095) when registering so that we receive a copy of the results. 

Gilman School requests that all assessments (both in-house and/or ISEE) are complete by Monday, January 25, 2021.

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, including any standardized test scores. Report cards may also be uploaded directly to the Admissions Portal. 

All applicants for grades 6-12 need to submit three Common Referral Forms (teacher recommendations): one from his current English/Language Arts teacher, one from his current Math teacher, and one from his primary teacher for the 2019-2020 school year. Other subject area teacher recommendations are welcomed but not required. Common Referral Forms should be given to your son's teacher(s) or guidance counselor after Sunday, November 15, 2020. As a required element of our application, these forms will be marked complete on your son’s Application Checklist once received by the Admissions Office.

Student transcripts and Common Referral Forms must be submitted by Monday, January 25, 2021. 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 Thursday, February 18, 2021.

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 Friday, March 5, 2021. The enrollment deposit is ten percent of your son's yearly tuition.