Don't try to get a "girlfriend".
Don't pick one out and chase her down.
Don't make something from nothing.
I beg you, don't start liking a girl before you know her. That's just the dumbest thing you can do. More often than not you'll end up chasing her and trying to pull chemistry right out of your ***, because you obviously have no interest other than her looks.
I never had a real crush on someone until I had to be around them everyday. In my senior year of high school, we had assigned seats one of my classes, but they were at tables for two people. I was sat next to this attractive girl I had known...which was nothing special at the time. However, just after a MONTH into the year, I had completely fallen for her... She was so cute and funny, and we liked each other to a degree simply because we learned to. We were around each other every single day, and we enjoyed it.
It made SENSE...it was anything but awkward, unlike walking up to stranger and wanting a relationship.
My gf now I met in July, and she was visiting a friend of mine for a month, so I saw her a lot and began to enjoy being around her. I txted her one day and said "hey, we should doooooo something" (hang out...idk, just friends) and she was like "sure!" She took it as date, which turned out for the better I guess.
Basically, you have to have a base... a solid arguement for her to like you. Be funny, be easy going, be fun and do what she wants you to do. Be convienient and present. Have a basis of hanging out or being around them prior to moving to bf/gf.
But wait... some of these things aren't in our power... then what?
Love happens, you do create it intentionally, as hard as people try. If you don't have those things, chances are you don't reallllly like the person, you just think they're cute/hot.