The teleportation coordination of all contestants didn't seem to be random and it should be well-planned depending on each contestant's capability known outside of the academy.
Ainsley was dropped at a relatively safe place not because her performance outside of the academy was not good enough but because the organizers who held the assessment wanted to be a bit more lenient to the younger generation.
It was definitely the age privilege as a young kid that gave Ainsley such 'luck'.
The plants alone already gave everyone a headache, coupled with the environment and the unknown danger from the animals, the situation didn't look optimistic.
"We also don't know about the beasts and the monsters lurking in the lake. What if some Piranhas hunt in groups and once we cross the lake, they will attack?"
Most of the animals might not attack if they stayed on the boat, but if they dived into the lake, that was another matter.