User blog comment:Varzan Deodinm Beldinm/RWBY Episode 12... wow.../@comment-82.33.101.54-20131005080854/@comment-3146930-20131006133539

But it is that simple. Look at Ruby for example. In the opening episode she admits that she was garbage before Qrow took her under his wing and taught her how to use a scythe, which is a very difficult weapon to use. The training was probably very intense and hard, but considering how skilled she is that she was bumped up two years, she deserved that spot and would have most likely been accepted at Beacon in two years anyway.

She also has a goal almost identical to Jaune's. Jaune's father and grandfather and so on were all heroes. He admits that they tried to train him, but he wasn't any good. He didn't go to a combat school and cheated his way into Beacon, taking a spot away from someone else that has been working, practicing, and studying in the hopes of one day going to Beacon.