“They do not give you an E for effort in an University. A good Effort but a D grade gets you the door and no more money “
Anu Amailim V’Hem Amailim.
(as a side note, I used to be more on the side of the “less chumras” members of the board. These days, I’m finding myself agreeing to the “more Chumras” side more often than not. Perhaps it is because the discussions have been Halachic, not chumra.)