Hmm my last post was more than I should have shared. Maybe I should try to be more serious and not divulge the horrors of my high school experience.

You should just ask her what she is into and find something interesting about it and base the conversation off that. If you can relate it to something you are interested or some aspect about yourself, "Oh, you are an art major, that's cool. I enjoy art myself from time to time, mostly pre 1800s Japanese stuff, whats your taste?" (Idk, this seems like a **** example.) This way she knows about you, you know about her. You are not controlling the conversation and screwing it up. It's an easier flow imo to start off with then hopping in, hoping the flow of the date will just magically align.