:root {
    --navy: #0d1b3d;
    --navy2: #1e3a8a;
    --crimson: #b61d23;
    --maroon: #7c2d12;
    --amber: #f59e0b;
    --amber2: #f59e05;
    --cream: #fff7ed;
    --parchment: #EFE1C0;
    --wine: #6b2a3b;
    --sage: #5d7f57;
    --sky: #98bad5;
    --teal: #14bba6;
    --emerald: #10b981;
    --slate: #334155;
    --slate2: #475569;
    --gray: #4b5563;
    --graytext: #647485;
    --lightgray: #f1f5f9;
    --charcoal: #565857;
    --display: "Bricolage Grotesque", sans-serif;
    --body: "Poppins", sans-serif;
    --script: "Great Vibes", cursive;
}

* {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
    font-family: var(--body);
    color: var(--slate);
    background: var(--cream);
    line-height: 1.65;
    overflow-x: hidden;
}

img, svg {
    display: block;
    max-width: 100%;
}

a {
    color: inherit;
}

.wrap {
    max-width: 1140px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 32px;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
}

    .eyebrow::before {
        content: "";
        width: 28px;
        height: 2px;
        background: currentColor;
        display: inline-block;
    }
section.transferbannner .wrap.hero-inner {
    display: block;
}

    .btn-primary:hover {
        transform: translateY(-2px);
        box-shadow: 0 16px 36px -12px rgba(182,29,35,.65);
    }

.btn-ghost {
    background: transparent;
    border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.4);
    color: #fff;
}

    .btn-ghost:hover {
        background: rgba(255,255,255,.1);
        transform: translateY(-2px);
    }

.btn-outline-dark {
    background: transparent;
    border-color: var(--navy);
    color: var(--navy);
}

    .btn-outline-dark:hover {
        background: var(--navy);
        color: #fff;
    }

section {
    position: relative;
}

.reveal {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(28px);
    transition: opacity .8s ease, transform .8s ease;
}

    .reveal.is-visible {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .reveal {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: none;
        transition: none;
    }

    html {
        scroll-behavior: auto;
    }
}

/* ============ HERO ============ */
.hero {
    color: #fff;
    background-image: url('../images/myimages/transferadmmision/tb1.png');
    padding: 50px 0 50px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-size: cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
section.hero.transferbannner::before {
    content: "";
    background: #0d1a3ad6;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
}
.hero-rules {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image: repeating-linear-gradient( to bottom, transparent 0, transparent 47px, rgba(255,255,255,.045) 47px, rgba(255,255,255,.045) 48px );
    pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-inner {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    text-align: center;
}

.hero .eyebrow {
    color: var(--amber);
    justify-content: center;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
}

    .hero .eyebrow::before {
        background: var(--amber);
    }

.hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 5.4vw, 4.1rem);
    line-height: 1.12;
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: 0 auto 30px;
    color: #fff;
}

    .hero h1 .accent {
        font-family: var(--script);
        font-weight: 400;
        color: var(--amber);
        font-size: 1.28em;
        padding: 0 6px;
    }
.hero p {
    max-width: 640px;
    margin: 0 auto 12px;
    color: #c9d3e8;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 300;
}

.hero-seal {
    width: 86px;
    height: 86px;
    margin: 0 auto 34px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(245,158,11,.55);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    position: relative;
}

    .hero-seal::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        inset: 8px;
        border: 1px solid rgba(245,158,11,.35);
        border-radius: 50%;
    }

    .hero-seal svg {
        width: 34px;
        height: 34px;
    }

/* ============ SECTION I ============ */
.sec-1 {
    background: var(--cream);
    padding: 110px 0;
}

    .sec-1 .grid {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr;
        gap: 70px;
        align-items: start;
    }

    .sec-1 .eyebrow {
        color: var(--crimson);
    }

    .sec-1 h2 {
        font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.4vw, 2.7rem);
        color: var(--navy);
        margin: 18px 0 22px;
        line-height: 1.18;
    }
    .sec-1 p {
        color: var(--slate2);
        font-size: 16px;
        margin-bottom: 16px;
        font-weight: 300;
        line-height: 23px;
    }
.checklist-card {
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid #ead9c4;
    border-left: 5px solid var(--amber);
    padding: 38px 36px;
    box-shadow: 0 24px 50px -30px rgba(13,27,61,.35);
}

    .checklist-card h4 {
        font-size: 0.78rem;
        letter-spacing: 0.14em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--charcoal);
        margin-bottom: 22px;
        font-family: var(--body);
        font-weight: 600;
    }

    .checklist-card ul {
        list-style: none;
    }

    .checklist-card li {
        display: flex;
        gap: 14px;
        padding: 13px 0;
        border-top: 1px solid #f0e6d6;
        font-size: 15px;
        color: var(--slate);
        line-height: 23px;
        font-weight: 300;
    }

        .checklist-card li:first-child {
            border-top: none;
        }

        .checklist-card li::before {
            content: "✓";
            flex: none;
            width: 22px;
            height: 22px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background: var(--amber);
            color: #fff;
            font-size: 0.72rem;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            margin-top: 2px;
        }

/* ============ SECTION II — framework staircase ============ */
.sec-2::before {
    content: "";
    background: #0d1b3dde;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
}
.sec-2 {
    background-image: url('../images/myimages/transferadmmision/tb2.png');
    color: #fff;
    padding: 50px 0 50px;
    position: relative;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
}
    .sec-2 .eyebrow {
        color: var(--sky);
    }

        .sec-2 .eyebrow::before {
            background: var(--sky);
        }

    .sec-2 h2 {
        color: #fff;
        font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.4vw, 2.6rem);
        max-width: 760px;
        margin: 18px 0 24px;
    }
    .sec-2 > .wrap  p {
        color: #fff;
        max-width: 680px;
        margin-bottom: 18px;
        font-size: 16px;
        font-weight: 300;
        line-height: 24px;
    }
    .sec-2 .wrap {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr);
        gap: 20px;
    }
    .sec-2 .lede {
        color: #e7ecf7;
        font-weight: 500;
        max-width: 680px;
        margin-top: 22px;
    }
.framework-label {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    color: var(--amber);
    margin: 20px 0 15px;
    text-align: center;
}

    .framework-label sup {
        font-size: 0.55em;
    }

.staircase {
    max-width: 620px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.step-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 18px;
    margin-left: calc(var(--i) * 34px);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

    .step-row .plus {
        color: var(--amber);
        font-family: var(--display);
        font-size: 1.1rem;
        width: 16px;
        text-align: center;
        flex: none;
    }

    .step-row .step-box {
        flex: 1;
        background: rgba(255,247,237,.06);
        border: 1px solid rgba(152,186,213,.35);
        border-left: 3px solid var(--sky);
        padding: 14px 22px;
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        color: #eef2fb;
        font-weight: 500;
    }
.step-final {
    margin-left: calc(6 * 34px);
    margin-top: 6px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--amber), var(--amber2));
    color: var(--navy);
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 700;
    padding: 16px 22px;
    font-size: 1rem;
    box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -16px rgba(245,158,11,.55);
}

    .step-final::before {
        content: "⇒";
        font-size: 1.2rem;
    }

/* ============ SECTION III — growth story ============ */
.sec-3 {
    background: var(--lightgray);
    padding: 50px 0;
}
    .sec-3 .grid {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr;
        gap: 70px;
        align-items: center;
    }

    .sec-3 .eyebrow {
        color: var(--wine);
    }

        .sec-3 .eyebrow::before {
            background: var(--wine);
        }
.story-quote {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 25px;
    line-height: 35px;
    color: var(--navy);
    margin: 22px 0 16px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

    .story-quote .q {
        color: var(--crimson);
    }

.sec-3 .sub {
    color: var(--slate2);
    font-size: 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.growth-list {
    border-left: 2px solid #d7cdb8;
    padding-left: 32px;
}

    .growth-list .item {
        padding: 16px 0;
        border-bottom: 1px dashed #d7cdb8;
    }

        .growth-list .item:last-child {
            border-bottom: none;
        }

        .growth-list .item span {
            display: block;
            font-family: var(--display);
            font-weight: 600;
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 1.02rem;
        }

        .growth-list .item small {
            color: var(--graytext);
            font-size: 0.85rem;
        }

.story-foot {
    margin-top: 34px;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--maroon);
    font-weight: 500;
}

/* ============ SECTION IV — credits / philosophies ============ */
.sec-4 {
    background: linear-gradient(155deg, var(--wine) 0%, #4a1d2a 100%);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 50px 0;
}
    .sec-4 .grid {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 0.85fr;
        gap: 60px;
        align-items: start;
    }

    .sec-4 .eyebrow {
        color: var(--parchment);
    }

        .sec-4 .eyebrow::before {
            background: var(--parchment);
        }

    .sec-4 h2 {
        color: #fff;
        font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 3.2vw, 2.5rem);
        margin: 18px 0 22px;
        line-height: 1.2;
    }
    .sec-4 p {
        color: #f1e3d8;
        font-size: 16px;
        margin-bottom: 16px;
        line-height: 24px;
        font-weight: 300;
    }
        .sec-4 p strong {
            color: #fff;
        }

.factor-tags {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-top: 24px;
}

    .factor-tags span {
        border: 1px solid rgba(239,225,192,.4);
        color: var(--parchment);
        font-size: 0.82rem;
        padding: 7px 14px;
        border-radius: 20px;
    }

.reality-card {
    background: rgba(239,225,192,.08);
    border: 1px solid rgba(239,225,192,.35);
    padding: 40px 36px;
    position: relative;
}

    .reality-card::before {
        content: "REALITY";
        position: absolute;
        top: -13px;
        left: 36px;
        background: var(--parchment);
        color: var(--wine);
        font-family: var(--body);
        font-weight: 700;
        font-size: 0.72rem;
        letter-spacing: 0.15em;
        padding: 5px 14px;
    }

    .reality-card p {
        font-family: var(--display);
        font-size: 1.25rem;
        color: #fff;
        line-height: 1.45;
        margin-top: 10px;
    }

        .reality-card p:last-child {
            color: var(--parchment);
            font-family: var(--body);
            font-size: 1rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            margin-top: 14px;
        }

/* ============ SECTION V — compete differently ============ */
.sec-5 {
    background: var(--cream);
    padding: 50px 0;
}
    .sec-5 .eyebrow {
        color: var(--navy2);
        justify-content: center;
    }

        .sec-5 .eyebrow::before {
            background: var(--navy2);
        }

    .sec-5 > .wrap > h2 {
        text-align: center;
        color: var(--navy);
        font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.4vw, 2.6rem);
        max-width: 760px;
        margin: 18px auto 20px;
    }
    .sec-5 > .wrap > p {
        text-align: center;
        max-width: 700px;
        margin: 0 auto 20px;
        color: var(--slate2);
        font-weight: 300;
        line-height: 24px;
    }
        .sec-5 > .wrap > p.emph {
            text-align: center;
            color: var(--crimson);
            font-weight: 600;
            margin-bottom: 16px;
        }
.compare .col.transfer ul li::before {
    background: #f59e0b;
}
.compare {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 0;
    border: 1px solid #e4d6bd;
}

    .compare .col {
        padding: 44px 40px;
    }

        .compare .col.freshman {
            background: #fff;
            border-right: 1px solid #e4d6bd;
        }

        .compare .col.transfer {
            background: var(--navy);
            color: #fff;
        }

    .compare h4 {
        font-family: var(--display);
        font-size: 1.15rem;
        margin-bottom: 6px;
    }
.leftsidecontent h2 span {
    color: #f59e0b;
}
.sec-4 h2 span {
    color: #efe1c0;
}
    .compare .col.freshman h4 {
        color: var(--slate);
    }

    .compare .col.transfer h4 {
        color: var(--amber);
    }

    .compare .tag {
        font-size: 0.78rem;
        letter-spacing: 0.1em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--graytext);
        margin-bottom: 22px;
        display: block;
    }

    .compare .col.transfer .tag {
        color: #9db3d9;
    }

    .compare ul {
        list-style: none;
    }
.compare li {
    padding: 5px 0 5px 20px;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.06);
    position: relative;
}
.compare .col.freshman ul {
    padding: 0;
}
    .compare .col.freshman ul li::before, 
    .compare .col.transfer ul li::before {
        content: "";
        background: #b61d23;
        height: 10px;
        width: 10px;
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        left: 0;
        margin: auto;
        border-radius: 50%;
    }
.compare .col.transfer ul {
    padding: 0;
}
    .compare .col.transfer li {
        border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);
        color: #e7ecf7;
    }

    .compare .col.freshman li {
        color: var(--slate2);
    }

    .compare li:first-of-type {
        border-top: none;
    }

/* ============ SECTION VI — pathway map ============ */
.sec-6 {
    background-image: url('../images/myimages/transferadmmision/tb3.png');
    color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
    padding: 50px 0px;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
}
    .sec-6::before {
        content: "";
        background: #0d1b3dd4;
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        height: 100%;
        width: 100%;
    }
    .sec-6 .eyebrow {
        color: var(--sage);
    }

        .sec-6 .eyebrow::before {
            background: var(--sage);
        }

    .sec-6 h2 {
        color: #fff;
        max-width: 760px;
        font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.4vw, 2.6rem);
        margin: 18px 0 20px;
    }
    .sec-6 p {
        color: #c9d3e8;
        max-width: 100%;
        margin-bottom: 16px;
        font-size: 16px;
        font-weight: 300;
        line-height: 24px;
    }
.route {
    margin-top: 80px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    position: relative;
    max-width: 980px;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
}
    .route::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        top: 41px;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        height: 2px;
        background: repeating-linear-gradient(to right, var(--sage) 0 10px, transparent 10px 18px);
    }
    .route .stop {
        position: relative;
        flex: 1;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 0 8px;
    }
    .route .dot {
        width: 74px;
        height: 74px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background: var(--navy);
        border: 2.5px solid var(--sage);
        margin: 0 auto 20px;
        position: relative;
        z-index: 1;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
    }
        .route .dot img {
            height: 50px;
            filter: brightness(0) saturate(100%) invert(54%) sepia(99%) saturate(864%) hue-rotate(1deg) brightness(104%) contrast(92%);
        }
.sec-6 h2 span {
    color: #f59e0b;
}
    .route .stop:nth-child(5) .dot {
        background: var(--amber);
        border-color: var(--amber);
        box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(245,158,11,.18);
    }

    .route .stop span {
        display: block;
        font-family: var(--display);
        font-size: 0.86rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        color: #eef2fb;
        line-height: 1.3;
    }

.route-foot {
    text-align: center;
    color: var(--sky);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    margin-top: 46px;
    font-style: italic;
}

/* ============ SECTION VII — approach, sharp cards ============ */
.sec-7 {
    background: var(--lightgray);
    padding: 40px 0;
}
    .sec-7 .eyebrow {
        color: var(--teal);
        justify-content: center;
    }

        .sec-7 .eyebrow::before {
            background: var(--teal);
        }

    .sec-7 > .wrap > h2 {
        text-align: center;
        color: var(--navy);
        font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.4vw, 2.6rem);
        max-width: 760px;
        margin: 18px auto 20px;
    }
    .sec-7 > .wrap > p {
        text-align: center;
        max-width: 760px;
        margin: 20px auto 14px;
        color: var(--slate2);
        font-weight: 300;
    }
.triad {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 14px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin: 30px 0 60px;
}

    .triad span {
        font-family: var(--display);
        font-weight: 600;
        color: var(--navy2);
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        padding: 9px 18px;
        background: #fff;
        border: 1px solid #dbe3f3;
    }
.offer-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 2px;
    background: #dcd3bf;
    border: 2px solid #0d1b3d45;
}
.offer-card {
    background: #fff;
    padding: 34px 26px;
    clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 14px 100%);
    position: relative;
    transition: background .25s ease;
}

    .offer-card:hover {
        background: #fdf9f2;
    }

    .offer-card .num {
        font-family: var(--display);
        font-size: 0.78rem;
        color: var(--emerald);
        font-weight: 700;
        letter-spacing: 0.1em;
        display: block;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .offer-card h5 {
        font-family: var(--display);
        font-size: 1.03rem;
        color: var(--navy);
        font-weight: 600;
    }
/*
    .offer-card::after {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        left: 0;
        top: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        width: 3px;
        background: var(--teal);
    }
*/
    .offer-card .num img {
        height: 70px;
        filter: brightness(0) saturate(100%) invert(13%) sepia(82%) saturate(3881%) hue-rotate(347deg) brightness(94%) contrast(94%);
    }
.sec-7 .foot {
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 640px;
    margin: 56px auto 0;
    color: var(--maroon);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
}

/* ============ SECTION VIII — closing ============ */
.sec-8 {
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse 800px 420px at 15% 110%, rgba(20,187,166,.18), transparent 60%), linear-gradient(180deg, #0a1530 0%, var(--navy) 100%);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 30px 0 40px;
    text-align: center;
}
    .sec-8 .eyebrow {
        color: var(--emerald);
        justify-content: center;
    }

        .sec-8 .eyebrow::before {
            background: var(--emerald);
        }

    .sec-8 h2 {
        font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.6vw, 2.8rem);
        margin: 18px 0 6px;
        color: #fff;
    }

        .sec-8 h2 .script {
            font-family: var(--script);
            color: var(--amber);
            font-size: 1.35em;
            font-weight: 400;
            display: block;
            margin-top: 6px;
        }

    .sec-8 p {
        max-width: 640px;
        margin: 26px auto 0;
        color: #c9d3e8;
        font-size: 1.03rem;
    }

    .sec-8 .closer {
        font-family: var(--display);
        font-size: 1.2rem;
        color: #eef2fb;
        margin-top: 26px;
    }

.cta-row {
    margin-top: 48px;
    display: flex;
    gap: 18px;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}
    .cta-row .btn-primary:hover {
        color: #fff;
        border: 1px solid #ffffff73 !important;
    }

@media (max-width:860px) {
    .sec-1 .grid, .sec-3 .grid, .sec-4 .grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 40px;
    }

    .compare {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

        .compare .col.freshman {
            border-right: none;
            border-bottom: 1px solid #e4d6bd;
        }

    .offer-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    }

    .route {
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        row-gap: 36px;
    }

        .route::before {
            display: none;
        }

        .route .stop {
            flex: 0 0 33%;
        }

    .staircase {
        max-width: 100%;
    }

    .step-row {
        margin-left: 0 !important;
    }

    .step-final {
        margin-left: 0 !important;
    }
}

@media (max-width:560px) {
    .wrap {
        padding: 0 22px;
    }

    .offer-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .route .stop {
        flex: 0 0 50%;
    }

    .hero {
        padding: 90px 0 70px;
    }

    .sec-1, .sec-2, .sec-3, .sec-4, .sec-5, .sec-6, .sec-7, .sec-8 {
        padding: 80px 0;
    }
}