Wasn’t this Wesley’s attempt at an early admission? It could be they specifically limited early admission candidates, and all 4 people we saw were competing for one of those slots.

Of course, he doesn’t even need to add a “bat” prefix to the name, it’s the perfect weapon for him!

Can’t tell if serious or sarcasm

Yeah, I think in terms of a regularly scheduled passenger transport, something like a runabout or even larger could be considered a “shuttle” by civilian standards.