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But Ruby got in based on her skill. She admits she was a bad student until Qrow took her under his wing, but she could have quit at any time. Yet she still managed to not only catch up to the other students, but go beyond them as far as combat skill goes. Blake as well probably used a similar method to Jaune, but she did it for much better reasons. She wants to make up for all the bad she has done by protecting people from danger. She is also very skilled in combat, much like Ruby. For all we know, she may have shown them her skills personally.

Jaune on the other hand seems to want the title without the work. We know he comes from a family of heroes and he wants to be a hero, but he pushes people away that offer to help and yet lets other people push him around at the same time. He knows he is in over his head, but he won't accept help because he feels like he should be the hero and doesn't really seem to take Beacon seriously. Glynda mentions he hasn't improved at all in combat and he is seen sleeping in history class. It just annoys me that someone more deserving should have been at Beacon.

Yes Ruby and Blake didn't go the standard way to get to Beacon, but they put in the work and their goals are absolute. Jaune didn't put in the work and only seems to want to be a hero because the rest of his family are heroes. Goals are fine and his heart may be in the right place, but to me there are others more deserving who worked for it.