.join-hero-pattern {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(15,23,42,.028) 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(15,23,42,.028) 1px,transparent 1px);
    background-size: 42px 42px;
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(0,0,0,.65),transparent);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.join-hero-grid {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1.1fr) minmax(380px,.9fr);
    gap: 70px;
    align-items: center;
}

.join-hero-actions {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-top: 34px;
}

.join-hero-actions .btn {
    gap: 10px;
}

.join-trust-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr);
    gap: 14px;
    margin-top: 42px;
}

.join-trust-row>div {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 11px;
    padding: 15px 16px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(15,95,215,.1);
    border-radius: 15px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.76);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
}

.join-trust-row i {
    color: var(--primary);
}

.join-trust-row span {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.join-trust-row strong {
    font-size: .83rem;
}

.join-trust-row small {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .7rem;
}

.join-preview-card {
    position: relative;
    padding: 28px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(15,95,215,.13);
    border-radius: 28px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.9);
    box-shadow: 0 34px 80px rgba(15,23,42,.13);
    backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
}

.join-preview-card::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: -12px;
    z-index: -1;
    border-radius: 34px;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(15,95,215,.12),rgba(242,194,48,.12));
    filter: blur(22px);
}

.preview-card-top {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
}

.preview-avatar {
    width: 54px;
    height: 54px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    border-radius: 16px;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg,var(--primary),var(--primary-light));
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    box-shadow: 0 14px 28px rgba(15,95,215,.25);
}

.preview-card-top small {
    color: var(--muted);
}

.preview-card-top h2 {
    font-family: "Alice",serif;
    font-size: 1.4rem;
}

.preview-status {
    margin-left: auto;
    padding: 7px 11px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: #eef2ff;
    color: var(--primary-dark);
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.preview-status i {
    font-size: .48rem;
    color: var(--accent);
    vertical-align: middle;
}

.preview-progress {
    margin: 26px 0;
    padding: 20px;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 17px;
    background: var(--surface-2);
}

.preview-progress-heading {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    font-size: .85rem;
}

.preview-progress-track {
    height: 8px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: #e2e8f0;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.preview-progress-track span {
    display: block;
    width: 72%;
    height: 100%;
    border-radius: inherit;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg,var(--primary),var(--accent));
}

.preview-resource-list {
    display: grid;
    gap: 11px;
}

.preview-resource-list>div {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 14px;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 15px;
    transition: var(--transition);
}

.preview-resource-list>div:hover {
    transform: translateX(4px);
    border-color: rgba(15,95,215,.25);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}

.preview-resource-list>div>i {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .78rem;
}

.preview-icon {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    border-radius: 12px;
    background: #eef2ff;
    color: var(--primary);
}

.preview-resource-list span:nth-child(2) {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.preview-resource-list strong {
    font-size: .88rem;
}

.preview-resource-list small {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .73rem;
}

.preview-card-note {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 9px;
    margin-top: 18px;
    padding: 13px 14px;
    border-radius: 13px;
    background: #fffbeb;
    color: #92400e;
    font-size: .75rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
}

.join-audience {
    background: #fff;
}

.join-audience .section-header p,.join-process .section-header p {
    max-width: 680px;
    margin: 12px auto 0;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.join-path-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr);
    gap: 28px;
    max-width: 1040px;
    margin: auto;
}

.join-path-card {
    position: relative;
    padding: 38px;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 26px;
    background: #fff;
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: var(--transition);
}

.join-path-card::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    right: -55px;
    bottom: -75px;
    width: 180px;
    height: 180px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(15,95,215,.055);
}

.join-path-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-7px);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.join-path-card--featured {
    border-color: rgba(242,194,48,.28);
    background: linear-gradient(160deg,#fff,#fffaf0);
}

.join-path-icon {
    width: 62px;
    height: 62px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    border-radius: 18px;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg,var(--primary),var(--primary-light));
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 1.35rem;
    box-shadow: 0 15px 30px rgba(15,95,215,.2);
}

.join-path-card--featured .join-path-icon {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg,var(--accent),var(--accent-light));
    box-shadow: 0 15px 30px rgba(242,194,48,.22);
}

.join-path-label {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    color: var(--primary);
    font-size: .78rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 1.3px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.join-path-card h3 {
    max-width: 440px;
    font-family: "Alice",serif;
    font-size: 1.75rem;
    line-height: 1.3;
}

.join-path-card>p {
    margin: 13px 0 22px;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.join-path-card ul {
    display: grid;
    gap: 12px;
    list-style: none;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.join-path-card li {
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px;
    color: #475569;
    font-size: .9rem;
}

.join-path-card li i {
    margin-top: 5px;
    color: var(--accent);
}

.join-path-action {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    background: none;
    color: var(--primary);
    font: inherit;
    font-weight: 700;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.join-path-action i {
    transition: transform .25s;
}

.join-path-action:hover i {
    transform: translateX(5px);
}

.join-process {
    padding: 85px 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg,#f8fafc,#fff);
}

.join-steps {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr);
    gap: 24px;
}

.join-step {
    position: relative;
    padding: 30px 28px;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 22px;
    background: #fff;
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}

.join-step>span {
    position: absolute;
    right: 22px;
    top: 16px;
    font-family: "Alice",serif;
    font-size: 2.4rem;
    color: rgba(15,95,215,.09);
}

.join-step div>i {
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: #eef2ff;
    color: var(--primary);
}

.join-step h3 {
    font-family: "Alice",serif;
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.join-step p {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .9rem;
}

.join-account-section {
    background: radial-gradient(circle at 8% 90%,rgba(15,95,215,.08),transparent 28%),linear-gradient(180deg,#fff,#f8fafc);
}

.join-account-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0,.82fr) minmax(520px,1.18fr);
    gap: 65px;
    align-items: center;
}

.join-account-copy h2 {
    margin: 22px 0 16px;
    font-family: "Alice",serif;
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem,4vw,3.25rem);
    line-height: 1.18;
}

.join-account-copy>p {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 1rem;
}

.join-security-list {
    display: grid;
    gap: 15px;
    margin-top: 30px;
}

.join-security-list>div {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
}

.join-security-list>div>i {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    border-radius: 13px;
    background: #eef2ff;
    color: var(--primary);
}

.join-security-list span {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.join-security-list strong {
    font-size: .9rem;
}

.join-security-list small {
    color: var(--muted);
}

.join-auth-card {
    padding: 28px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(15,95,215,.14);
    border-radius: 28px;
    background: #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 30px 70px rgba(15,23,42,.11);
}

.auth-switch {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr);
    gap: 7px;
    padding: 6px;
    border-radius: 15px;
    background: var(--surface-2);
}

.auth-switch-btn {
    padding: 12px 16px;
    border: 0;
    border-radius: 11px;
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--muted);
    font: inherit;
    font-weight: 700;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: var(--transition);
}

.auth-switch-btn.active {
    background: #fff;
    color: var(--primary);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}

.join-auth-card .auth-notice {
    margin: 18px 0 0;
}

.auth-panel {
    padding: 28px 6px 4px;
}

.auth-panel-heading {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 13px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.auth-panel-icon {
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg,var(--primary),var(--primary-light));
    color: #fff;
}

.auth-panel-heading h3 {
    font-family: "Alice",serif;
    font-size: 1.45rem;
}

.auth-panel-heading p {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .84rem;
}

.auth-panel form {
    display: grid;
    gap: 18px;
}

.field-label-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
}

.field-label-row a {
    color: var(--primary);
    font-size: .78rem;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.input-shell {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

.input-shell>i {
    position: absolute;
    left: 16px;
    color: var(--muted);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.input-shell input,.input-shell select {
    padding-left: 45px !important;
    padding-right: 44px !important;
    min-height: 52px;
    transition: var(--transition);
}

.input-shell input:focus,.input-shell select:focus {
    border-color: var(--primary);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(15,95,215,.1);
    outline: none;
}

.password-toggle {
    position: absolute;
    right: 10px;
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
    border: 0;
    border-radius: 9px;
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--muted);
    cursor: pointer;
}

.password-toggle:hover {
    background: var(--surface-2);
    color: var(--primary);
}

.join-form-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .8fr;
    gap: 14px;
}

.join-consent {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 10px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .8rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
}

.join-consent input {
    margin-top: 4px;
    accent-color: var(--primary);
}

.join-consent a {
    color: var(--primary);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.join-submit-btn {
    margin-top: 20px;
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 12px;
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 54px;
    padding: 14px 22px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);
    border-radius: 15px;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg,var(--primary-dark),var(--primary),var(--accent));
    background-size: 180% 180%;
    color: #fff;
    font: inherit;
    font-weight: 700;
    cursor: pointer;
    box-shadow: 0 16px 34px rgba(15,95,215,.25);
    transition: var(--transition);
}

.join-submit-btn:hover {
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    background-position: 100% 50%;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 42px rgba(15,95,215,.32);
}

.join-submit-btn:active {
    transform: translateY(0) scale(.985);
}

.join-submit-btn i {
    transition: transform .25s;
}

.join-submit-btn:hover i {
    transform: translateX(4px);
}

.join-auth-note {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 9px;
    margin-top: 18px;
    padding-top: 18px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .75rem;
}

.join-auth-note i {
    margin-top: 3px;
    color: var(--primary);
}

@media (max-width:1050px) {
    .join-hero-grid,.join-account-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 45px;
    }

    .join-preview-card {
        max-width: 620px;
    }

    .join-account-copy {
        max-width: 720px;
    }

    .join-auth-card {
        max-width: 760px;
        width: 100%;
    }
}

@media (max-width:760px) {
    
.join-trust-row,.join-steps {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .join-path-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .join-path-card {
        padding: 30px;
    }

    .join-form-row {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .join-account-section {
        padding-top: 65px;
    }

    .join-preview-card {
        padding: 22px;
    }

    .join-hero-actions {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: stretch;
    }

    .join-hero-actions .btn {
        width: 100%;
    }
}

@media (max-width:480px) {
    .join-auth-card {
        padding: 18px;
    }

    .auth-panel {
        padding: 24px 2px 2px;
    }

    .join-path-card {
        padding: 26px 22px;
    }

    .preview-card-top {
        align-items: flex-start;
    }

    .preview-status {
        font-size: .65rem;
        padding: 6px 8px;
    }

    
}

/* =====================================================
   V14 — Student access trust panel polish
   Keeps the existing BNA layout and only refines the
   enrollment/security/dashboard information block.
===================================================== */
.join-hero--access .join-hero-copy > p {
    position: relative;
    max-width: 670px;
    margin: 1.2rem 0 0;
    padding: 1rem 1.15rem 1rem 1.35rem;
    border: 1px solid rgba(15,95,215,.11);
    border-radius: 18px;
    color: #5d6e89;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,255,255,.88),rgba(244,249,255,.78));
    box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(10,61,145,.055);
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

.join-hero--access .join-hero-copy > p::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 15px;
    bottom: 15px;
    width: 4px;
    border-radius: 0 99px 99px 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg,var(--accent,#f2c230),var(--primary,#0f5fd7));
}

.join-trust-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: .72rem;
    max-width: 670px;
    margin-top: 1rem;
}

.join-trust-grid > div {
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 48px minmax(0,1fr);
    align-items: center;
    gap: .9rem;
    min-height: 72px;
    padding: .78rem 1rem;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid rgba(15,95,215,.11);
    border-radius: 17px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.90);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(10,61,145,.055);
    transition: transform .24s ease,border-color .24s ease,box-shadow .24s ease;
}

.join-trust-grid > div::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    width: 95px;
    height: 95px;
    right: -55px;
    top: -58px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: radial-gradient(circle,rgba(242,194,48,.16),transparent 68%);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.join-trust-grid > div:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    border-color: rgba(15,95,215,.22);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 38px rgba(10,61,145,.085);
}

.join-trust-grid > div > i {
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    border: 1px solid rgba(15,95,215,.10);
    border-radius: 14px;
    color: var(--primary,#0f5fd7);
    font-size: 1.08rem;
    background: linear-gradient(145deg,#eef6ff,#ffffff);
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.9);
}

.join-trust-grid > div:nth-child(2) > i {
    color: #0d4caa;
    background: linear-gradient(145deg,#edf4ff,#fffaf0);
}

.join-trust-grid > div:nth-child(3) > i {
    color: #9a7010;
    border-color: rgba(242,194,48,.22);
    background: linear-gradient(145deg,#fff9df,#ffffff);
}

.join-trust-grid span {
    min-width: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: .16rem;
}

.join-trust-grid strong {
    color: #102f5f;
    font: 700 .94rem/1.25 "Poppins",sans-serif;
    letter-spacing: -.012em;
}

.join-trust-grid small {
    color: #718096;
    font: 500 .74rem/1.5 "Poppins",sans-serif;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .join-hero--access .join-hero-copy > p,
    .join-trust-grid {
        margin-inline: auto;
    }
    .join-hero--access .join-hero-copy > p {
        text-align: left;
    }
    .join-trust-grid {
        width: min(620px,100%);
        text-align: left;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
    .join-hero--access .join-hero-copy > p {
        padding: .88rem .95rem .88rem 1.15rem;
        border-radius: 15px;
        font-size: .88rem;
    }
    .join-trust-grid {
        gap: .6rem;
    }
    .join-trust-grid > div {
        grid-template-columns: 42px minmax(0,1fr);
        min-height: 64px;
        gap: .72rem;
        padding: .7rem .78rem;
        border-radius: 14px;
    }
    .join-trust-grid > div > i {
        width: 42px;
        height: 42px;
        border-radius: 12px;
        font-size: .98rem;
    }
    .join-trust-grid strong { font-size: .86rem; }
    .join-trust-grid small { font-size: .69rem; line-height: 1.42; }
}