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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are the chances for admission to Gilman higher if coming from a "feeder" school? [/quote]

If by feeder school you mean Calvert, yes. [/quote]

Yes but this is also a chicken and an egg. Calvert is one of the oldest, most traditional schools in Baltimore. The students are academically sound, and they’ve all been through pre-first. The graduates have been good fits at Gilman for over a hundred years.[/quote]

Isn’t that the definition of a feeder school?  A century of sending most boys in the class to Gilman?[/quote]

Maybe? But it implies causality that isn’t there. Calvert and Gilman have similar admissions tests and standards, so boys who are admitted to Calvert are likely to later be admitted to Gilman. I don’t think there’s any particular advantage from having gone to Calvert. Correlation but not causation. [/quote]

You just don’t believe in the concept of feeder schools.  One could claim correlation rather than causation with any feeder school.  However, most in the Gilman administration would recognize the special relationship with Calvert, and the 90 percent plus acceptance rate from Calvert to Gilman is unmatched by any other school.[/quote]

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