Balance issues?

Don't be afraid.



Follow that, and start intruding.

Simple signs will tell you if you're welcome or not... If the person tries to avoid eye contact with you, or shows a disclosed body language, stop talking to them lol.

All in all... try to be friendly, smile a lot and make eye contact... if the person seems interested then there you have it

Then bother them. All you need is one impulse.
A/A+ is something to people. Not really much in Middle School as much as in High School, though. If you're in several AP and getting straight A's, you'd be the go-to girl. If you can ace all the tests in one subject, you'll be one of the most popular in that class.

I'm in high school >_<
Anyway, as teachers do not reveal grades and doesn't compete students with each other, there's no real popularity
among those with high grades because nobody know the grades anyway.