Ian, girls don't tend to take it as weird when guys tell us they think of us highly. We like it, in fact.

Now is the time to act. Keep talking to her and flirting. Tell her you think the world of her and would like to continue to get to know her. Make sure you have her personal email and phone, too, before your schedules take you in different directions, or at least make sure you have some way of continuing contact once that happens. Wasn't it you who once upon a time told me you didn't really feel like you knew how to "court" a girl? Now's the time to learn. Flowers. A note. A little special gift. These don't have to be expensive. But this is the kind of stuff that tells girls you will expend effort and thought on them, that they're important enough for you to do that. These are the sorts of things that differentiate you from the competition, too, and help you stand out as good boyfriend material--especially when thought of in comparison to mean, psycho ex-boyfriends.

Once you've sort of laid the groundwork, ask her out on a date. Then just make sure you have fun and let whatever's destined to happen happen.