<p>Limner, thanks for the thread references, which were helpful. To follow up, why do I keep reading about “quirkiness” at Carlton? Just how quirky are Carls? My sense of my son is that he has a good, dry sense of humor, but he is a very normal boy (big tennis player, moderate political views, generally on the quiet and polite side). I think he likes and appreciates intelligent, interesting people – but does it go beyond that at Carlton to include show off adolescent “look at me” antics a lot? Pardon my frankness in asking, but what I’m getting at is whether the quirkiness relates to true individuality and even eccentricity or more of the “look at me, aren’t I fascinating when I do this” attitude? (The latter doesn’t seem consistent with the usual midwest modesty which I appreciate!)</p>