Should I try?

[Generic Name]

Last week on the first day of one of my classes I sat in front of this girl who I immediately decided I was going to try and make a move on. I'm incredibly shy, though, so I debated how I would talk to her, and I figured it would be weeks before I even got the first word out. As I was walking out of class, she walks up to me and we strike up a conversation. It went really well, and afterward she said that she would see me tomorrow. I am famously bad at reading people, but I got a really good feeling for it.
However, the next day she had class immediately afterward so she ran out the door the instant class was over and I didn't get a chance to talk. It turns out that she has class immediately before and after on 4 days of the week, so getting a chance to talk is really hard; talking in class isn't an option, as it's a very small and quiet room, and the professor can hear any conversation. In addition, during the rare moments that we are allowed to talk, she is much more interested in speaking with her new friend that sits next to her, and pretty much ignores me.
So today was the day when she didn't have class immediately after, and I went to go ask her if she wanted to study with me sometime. She said that she would be interested in forming a group when the midterm was coming up. The midterm is a month from now. After that I had to go do something, so we didn't get a chance to talk more.

I was disheartened by the fact that she wasn't interested in studying with me for the next few weeks, and that she said "group"; she has a few friends in the class, so I'm assuming that we would be with them, meaning that she didn't get that I wanted to be with just her.

My two questions are: does the fact that she worded her reply the way she did mean that she is not at all interested, and won't be?

Second, because she is so hard to talk to on every other day, should I try to get her number, or ask her to hang out sometime without studying? Or would that be too pushy and sudden, considering that I would only have about a minute after class to ask her, and only if I ran after her. We haven't had very much time to talk or get to know each other after the first day, so we're nowhere near the point where getting a number would be a normal thing.

[TheEvilJester]

I can't necessarily answer the question about whether you should ask for her number. Frankly, that one perplexes me too. It makes me feel icky asking that because I don't know when is appropriate to ask that. Do I ask right off the bat as a way of hoping to get to know her better, or should I do the getting to know her part first? Hopefully others have thoughts for you on that one....

For your other questions, though, I can offer my thoughts...

First, the way she worded her response MIGHT mean that she specifically wasn't interested and hence wanted to re-direct to the idea of a group thing instead of you two one on one. However, it also might just mean she didn't realize you meant it in a more social capacity, and may have just assumed you actually just wanted to study. So, really, it doesn't necessarily give you evidence to either theory.

That being the case, your other question as to whether you just be more direct and ask her out....

That, I would say, would also depend. Honestly, there is nothing wrong with just being more direct and asking her out. Sure, it would be ideal if you could have gotten the chance to chat her up and get to know her a bit first. But, if it seems like that may not be a possibility, why not just go for it? Otherwise you will never know if it could have worked out.

On the other hand, if you'd really rather get the chance to know her a little first, then maybe try to put together that study group after all. A group gathering could be a great way to get to know her better without the pressure of it being one on one. Not only that, but if your group becomes a regular thing, that will give you more opportunities to talk to her and maybe then ask her out. So, to be perfectly honest with you, I think you have two great possible options right there. Just a matter of which you think is right for you.

Now, if you decide to try to put the study group together, but it somehow doesn't seem to work out or she no longer seems interested, then maybe you just go for it, because otherwise you wouldn't get the chance.

Good luck to you either way. Hope it goes well.