Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27312496-20170205195843/@comment-28522425-20170209165232

Arkantos95 wrote: It still irks me that Beacon apparently didn't have any 4th years that would've been better Maiden candidates than Pyrrha. Like, I get introducing a new character for it would've been asinine and rushed, but still.

Just like I said that there are probably some students that are stronger than some Huntsmen, the are probably 1st years that are stronger than 4th years.

That was probably the case with Pyrrha, despite being only a 1st year, she was one of Beacon's strongest, and she met Ozpin requirements.

Regarding RNJR's level, Qrow said that a day out there is worth a week in Beacon, but as WC pointed out, he made it a lot easier to them, so who knows. I do believe that they faced things most other teams don't during their travels.