Advice with the weirdest crush situation ever M17 and F17

Hey guys I’m in kind of a weird situation with a girl I like

A while ago I realized I had feelings for her and I told her straight up that I was in love with her. It didn’t work out, I think partly because one of her friends liked me at the time. After that I started moving on and just tried to build a healthy friendship with her

Then a couple months later she told me she actually used to like me too. I don’t remember every detail of why she didn’t say it earlier but it was something about religion, being scared to lose our friendship and awkwardness. I was honestly shocked

Now school started again and I feel like I’m falling for her all over. The thing is I don’t know if she still likes me or if she’d even consider a relationship. At the same time this year is super important for me school wise and I’ve got a ton of work to do

If I go for it and she’s not interested I’ll get hurt and distracted. If I don’t do anything I’m scared I’ll regret it forever. She feels like my perfect match, we share so many interests and she’s just gorgeous

Has anyone been through something like this? Any advice would mean a l