@Ynotgo Yes my purpose is to establish possible fit. As you said, I was going to give a quick 2-3 sentence description of my research and ask about his and his experience working with undergraduates
I have no intention on mentioning anything about admissions except that I’m a prospective applicant, as opposed to current student. Though as a curiosity, I did wonder if I could then list that on my application when colleges ask how you became interested and if there is any other way to signal this reason as a possible fit in admission