has she just led me on? if so, i don’t want contact with her

Matched with an old friend on Hinge after she left a flirty comment on my post. Hadn’t spoken in two years. Started flirting and she told me we should go out. We texted for the next two days talking about this day out to Brighton where her favourite restaurant is and then watching a film later. She banged on about how it’ll be so fun, how she misses my face etc. She went into details about where we’d meet and how we’d get there, the shops she wants to take me to. I realise we hadn’t even arranged a date or time and we’d been talking about this date for the last two days. I texted saying “let’s not waste anymore time then and arrange a date?” She replied with “I don’t know when I’m free rn. I have Uni assignments to complete so I’ll get back to you”. I had an experience with a girl before who said things like this so this just makes me think she’s gonna mess me around. I’m not saying anything to her as the ball is in her court but considering we were friends and then she matched me into flirtatiously asking me on a date to a posh restaurant in Brighton which she wouldn’t stop going on about. Is she actually not messing me around or if she is, why would she do that to someone who was a friend of hers and was there for her at school?

Is it not right now kind of the period when there are lots of assignments due? It she doing a masters, or an undergrad?

She might be telling the truth, just has very poor grasp of time management and priorities that causes her to dream up plans despite already having commitments.

In either case, do not put your life on hold for her. Or anyone who hasn't got their act together. Doesn't matter what their reason is to be frank. It doesn't make them bad people, but it doesn't mean you should slow your pace for them either.