Keep as a friend for now. See what happens first semester, even second semester of college. You're both going to meet a lot of new people. I went back to college at 23 and somehow still managed to bond with a bunch of 18 year olds despite the fact that I wasn't even living on campus. Many of whom I still keep in contact with at 31.

College is weird that way. It's very different from high school. When people are away from home they're allowed to be themselves, for better or worse. You might get to know a very different person soon. You yourself might experience the same thing.

1-2 hours drive is a lot in college. There is shit to do every night of the week. College kids just come up with things that begin with T because it's Tuesday (Tuaca Tuesday is a very bad idea. Taco Tuesday - YES.) And when you first get away from your parents, that can be very liberating. It wasn't the case for me, I was older and lived off campus, but at the same time I still experienced it because it was the first time I experienced that many people around my age (ish) in that kind of environment.

I had a great group of friends 40-60 minutes away and slowly we drifted. I took a year or so but it happened. I went to one's wedding my freshman year but we eventually drifted. It happens.

So take it easy. You're on the cusp on a life-changing event. You really like this person as a friend. I say, don't jeopardize it. She wasn't into it before and if she isn't into it now she might think you were being her friend because you were attracted to her. Not saying thats the case (I'm a woman and I think men and women can be friends even if there is mild attraction happening) but she might thing it. And you teenagers are so unpredictable.

I feel old. Im out.

Good luck with everything :)