I’m trying to put myself out there and meet new people at university. Can you please give me some motivation that I would not be the weird one trying to start conversations?

I have always been pretty shy, but pretty extroverted around people I’m comfortable. Thus my problem is putting myself out there and being able to meet and make new friends. My Spring classes just started up and I really want to meet some new people and not be an “emo” that comes and goes to class not talking. I know there are a lot of “lonely” people in my lectures. I always see people complaining on my school’s subreddit (It’s commuter school so people are disconnected from the campus) . I want to be the one to start a conversation but I feel scared that person might think I’m hella desperate or weird for randomly to talking to them. I know most people don’t think like this, but it’s a bad mental habit I have. Can someone please reassure me that I’m not weird one for trying to start conversations in a lecture? (Not when the professor is talking also lol). I’m too embarrassed to talk my family and friends about this 💀