Note to Self: Things to Remember about LinkedIn

It is not a dating site. Do not request an introduction with ulterior motives. Yes, you may stumble upon very attractive black male PhD candidates in Sociology with whom you share 5 connections and thus the site thinks you "might know", but that is not what this is for.

...Doesn't mean you can't look, though, and think to yourself, 'Damn, I wish I knew him.'

...And maybe when you're actually starting to seriously consider/make decisions about schools, you can request an introduction with actual questions to mask your ulterior motives, mwahaha!