body { background: var(--white); }

    .apply-topbar {
        position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 100;
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
        backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-200);
    }
    .apply-topbar-inner {
        max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 1rem 2.5rem;
        display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
    }
    @media (max-width: 768px) { .apply-topbar-inner { padding: 1rem 1.4rem; } }
    .nav-back {
        display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.45rem; text-decoration: none;
        color: var(--line-600); font-size: 0.87rem; font-weight: 500; transition: color .2s;
    }
    .nav-back svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; stroke: currentColor; fill: none; stroke-width: 2; }
    .nav-back:hover { color: var(--black); }

    .progress-pill {
        display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.6rem; font-family: var(--font-mono);
        font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--line-600);
    }
    .progress-track { width: 90px; height: 5px; background: var(--line-200); border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; }
    .progress-fill { height: 100%; width: 0%; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--tan), var(--golden)); border-radius: 10px; transition: width .35s var(--ease); }

    /* ---- decorative header ---- */
    .page-head { position: relative; padding: 68px 0 40px; }
    .page-head-inner { max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 2.5rem; position: relative; z-index: 1; }
    @media (max-width: 768px) { .page-head-inner { padding: 0 1.4rem; } }

    .page-head h1 {
        font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 2.4rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--black);
        letter-spacing: -0.02em; max-width: 620px; margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
    }
    @media (max-width: 768px) { .page-head h1 { font-size: 1.85rem; } }
    .page-head p { font-size: 1rem; color: var(--line-600); max-width: 540px; line-height: 1.8; }
    .head-facts { display: flex; gap: 2.4rem; margin-top: 1.9rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
    .head-facts div { padding-left: 1rem; border-left: 2px solid var(--line-200); }
    .head-facts div:first-child { padding-left: 0; border-left: none; }
    .head-facts div strong { display: block; font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 700; color: var(--black); font-size: 1.15rem; }
    .head-facts div small { font-size: 0.7rem; color: var(--line-600); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.04em; }

    .apply-layout {
        max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 2.5rem 90px;
        display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.4fr; gap: 2.6rem; align-items: start;
    }
    @media (max-width: 960px) { .apply-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 0 1.4rem 60px; } }

    .side { position: sticky; top: 84px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.4rem; }
    @media (max-width: 960px) { .side { position: static; order: 2; } }
    .side-card { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line-200); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 1.8rem 1.7rem; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
    .side-card h3 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1rem; color: var(--black); margin-bottom: 1.2rem; }

    .status-track { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
    .status-step { display: flex; gap: 0.9rem; position: relative; padding-bottom: 1.5rem; }
    .status-step:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
    .status-step::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 12px; top: 28px; bottom: 0; width: 2px; background: var(--line-200); }
    .status-step:last-child::before { display: none; }
    .status-dot {
        width: 26px; height: 26px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--white); border: 2px solid var(--line-200);
        display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: var(--font-mono);
        font-size: 0.65rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--line-600); z-index: 1;
    }
    .status-step.current .status-dot { background: var(--tan); border-color: var(--tan); color: var(--white); }
    .status-text strong { display: block; font-size: 0.87rem; color: var(--black); font-weight: 600; }
    .status-text span { font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--line-600); }

    .checklist { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.85rem; }
    .checklist li { display: flex; gap: 0.7rem; align-items: flex-start; font-size: 0.87rem; color: var(--line-600); }
    .checklist li svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; stroke: var(--seagrass); fill: none; stroke-width: 2.4; flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 2px; }

    .side-note {
        font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--stone); line-height: 1.7; background: var(--linen);
        border-radius: var(--radius-sm); padding: 1.1rem 1.2rem; border: 1px solid var(--line-200);
    }
    .side-note strong { color: var(--black); }

    .form-card {
        background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line-200); border-radius: var(--radius);
        padding: 2.7rem 2.7rem 2.5rem; box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg); position: relative;
    }
    @media (max-width: 600px) { .form-card { padding: 1.9rem 1.4rem 1.9rem; } }

    .form-section { margin-bottom: 2.2rem; }
    .form-section:last-of-type { margin-bottom: 0; }
    .form-section-title {
        font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.02rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--black);
        margin-bottom: 1.2rem; padding-bottom: 0.9rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-200);
        display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.7rem;
    }
    .fs-icon { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0; }
    .fs-icon svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; stroke: currentColor; fill: none; stroke-width: 2; }
    .fs-icon.c-personal { color: var(--seagrass); }
    .fs-icon.c-security { color: var(--pumpkin); }
    .fs-icon.c-academic { color: #a97a05; }
    .fs-icon.c-motivation { color: #5c8a3a; }

    .form-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1.1rem; }
    @media (max-width: 560px) { .form-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

    .field { margin-bottom: 1.15rem; }
    .field label { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.83rem; margin-bottom: 0.4rem; color: var(--black); }
    .field label .req { color: var(--tan); font-weight: 700; }
    .field label .hint { font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--line-600); }
    .field input, .field select, .field textarea {
        width: 100%; padding: 0.8rem 0.95rem; border: 1.5px solid var(--line-200); border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
        font-size: 0.92rem; font-family: inherit; background: var(--white); transition: .2s; resize: vertical; color: var(--black);
    }
    .field textarea { min-height: 120px; }
    .field input:focus, .field select:focus, .field textarea:focus {
        outline: none; border-color: var(--black);
    }
    .field.invalid input, .field.invalid select, .field.invalid textarea { border-color: var(--stone); background: #fdf2ee; }
    .field .error-msg { display: none; font-size: 0.76rem; color: var(--stone); margin-top: 0.35rem; font-weight: 500; }
    .field.invalid .error-msg { display: block; }
    .field .char-count { font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--line-600); text-align: right; margin-top: 0.3rem; }

    .password-wrap { position: relative; }
    .password-wrap input { padding-right: 2.8rem; }
    .pw-toggle {
        position: absolute; right: 0.5rem; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
        background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; color: var(--line-600); padding: 0.4rem;
        display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    }
    .pw-toggle svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; stroke: currentColor; fill: none; stroke-width: 1.8; }
    .pw-toggle:hover { color: var(--black); }

    .select-wrap { position: relative; }
    .select-wrap select { appearance: none; padding-right: 2.4rem; cursor: pointer; }
    .select-wrap svg { position: absolute; right: 0.9rem; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); width: 15px; height: 15px; stroke: var(--line-600); fill: none; stroke-width: 2.2; pointer-events: none; }

    .form-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; margin-top: 1.9rem; padding-top: 1.6rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line-200); flex-wrap: wrap; }
    .form-disclaimer { font-size: 0.76rem; color: var(--line-600); max-width: 320px; line-height: 1.6; }

    .success-card { display: none; text-align: center; padding: 3rem 2rem; animation: successIn .5s var(--ease); }
    .success-card.visible { display: block; }
    @keyframes successIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } }
    .success-icon {
        width: 68px; height: 68px; border-radius: 50%; background: rgba(97,155,138,.14); color: var(--seagrass);
        display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin: 0 auto 1.4rem;
    }
    .success-icon svg { width: 32px; height: 32px; stroke: currentColor; fill: none; stroke-width: 2.2; }
    .success-card h2 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.6rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--black); margin-bottom: 0.7rem; }
    .success-card p { color: var(--line-600); max-width: 440px; margin: 0 auto 1.6rem; line-height: 1.8; font-size: 0.95rem; }
    .success-ref {
        display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.6rem; background: var(--linen); border: 1px solid var(--line-200);
        border-radius: 50px; padding: 0.5rem 1.2rem; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--stone); margin-bottom: 1.8rem;
    }
    .form-wrap.hidden { display: none; }

    .bottom-signin { max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 2.5rem 2.5rem; text-align: center; }
    @media (max-width: 768px) { .bottom-signin { padding: 0 1.4rem 2rem; } }
    .bottom-signin p { font-size: 0.87rem; color: var(--line-600); }
    .bottom-signin a { color: var(--stone); font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; }
    .bottom-signin a:hover { color: var(--jet); }

    .mini-footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-200); padding: 1.8rem 0; text-align: center; }
    .mini-footer p { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.74rem; color: var(--line-600); }

    /* ---- neutral overrides for shared site styles on this page ---- */
    .popup input:focus, .popup select:focus, .popup textarea:focus { box-shadow: none; }
    .btn-primary:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg); }