:root {
  --ink: #17201c;
  --muted: #5d6a63;
  --paper: #f5f1e9;
  --paper-2: #ebe4d6;
  --moss: #476457;
  --moss-dark: #273d34;
  --clay: #9a6047;
  --line: rgba(23, 32, 28, 0.16);
  --white: #fffdf8;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
}

.site-header {
  align-items: center;
  background: rgba(245, 241, 233, 0.92);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  gap: 24px;
  justify-content: space-between;
  left: 0;
  padding: 18px clamp(18px, 4vw, 56px);
  position: sticky;
  right: 0;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 10;
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
}

.brand {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 18px;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.nav a {
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nav a:hover {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.hero {
  display: grid;
  min-height: calc(100vh - 68px);
  position: relative;
}

.hero-media {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(23, 32, 28, 0.66) 0%, rgba(23, 32, 28, 0.42) 46%, rgba(23, 32, 28, 0.08) 100%),
    url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Big_Sur%2C_Bixby_Creek_Bridge_%28Unsplash_lbln7chS6g%29.jpg/1920px-Big_Sur%2C_Bixby_Creek_Bridge_%28Unsplash_lbln7chS6g%29.jpg");
  background-position: center 54%;
  background-size: cover;
  inset: 0;
  position: absolute;
}

.hero-content {
  align-self: center;
  color: var(--white);
  max-width: 1260px;
  padding: 72px clamp(22px, 6vw, 92px);
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: 1;
}

.eyebrow {
  color: var(--clay);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero .eyebrow {
  color: #e0b294;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
p {
  margin-top: 0;
}

h1,
h2 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

h1 {
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 6.5rem);
  max-width: 1180px;
}

h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4.5vw, 4rem);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

h3 {
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.hero-copy {
  color: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.88);
  font-size: clamp(1.06rem, 1.8vw, 1.35rem);
  max-width: 820px;
}

.hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 32px;
}

.button,
button {
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 6px;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: inline-flex;
  font: inherit;
  font-weight: 800;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: 12px 18px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.button.primary,
button {
  background: var(--white);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.button.secondary {
  border-color: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.54);
  color: var(--white);
}

.section {
  padding: clamp(58px, 8vw, 112px) clamp(22px, 6vw, 92px);
}

.narrow {
  max-width: 1040px;
}

.large-line {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1.18;
  margin: 0;
}

.split {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(30px, 6vw, 84px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
}

.check-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 14px;
}

.check-list p {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  margin: 0;
  padding: 16px 0 0 32px;
  position: relative;
}

.check-list p::before {
  color: var(--moss);
  content: "✓";
  font-weight: 900;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
}

.band {
  background: var(--moss-dark);
  color: var(--white);
}

.band-inner {
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 1180px;
}

.columns {
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin-top: 28px;
}

.columns > div {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.24);
  padding-top: 18px;
}

.columns p,
.band h2 {
  color: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.84);
}

.section-heading {
  max-width: 780px;
}

.process {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin-top: 36px;
}

.process article {
  background: var(--paper-2);
  min-height: 260px;
  padding: 24px;
}

.process span {
  color: var(--clay);
  display: block;
  font-weight: 900;
  margin-bottom: 42px;
}

.apply {
  background: var(--white);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(30px, 6vw, 72px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr);
}

.apply-intro {
  position: sticky;
  top: 108px;
  align-self: start;
}

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

label {
  color: var(--muted);
  display: grid;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  gap: 7px;
}

input,
select,
textarea {
  background: #fbf8f0;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 6px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font: inherit;
  min-height: 46px;
  padding: 12px;
  width: 100%;
}

textarea {
  resize: vertical;
}

button {
  background: var(--moss-dark);
  color: var(--white);
  margin-top: 8px;
}

.hidden {
  display: none;
}

.site-footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  padding: 26px clamp(22px, 6vw, 92px);
}

.site-footer p {
  margin: 0;
}

.essay {
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 840px;
  padding: clamp(54px, 8vw, 104px) clamp(22px, 5vw, 56px);
}

.essay h1 {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.8rem);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.essay h2 {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.8rem);
  margin-top: 52px;
  padding-top: 32px;
}

.essay p {
  color: #2e3934;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
}

.essay .lede {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  line-height: 1.18;
}

.essay-note {
  background: var(--paper-2);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--clay);
  margin-top: 42px;
  padding: 18px;
}

.writing-index h1 {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.8rem);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  max-width: 960px;
}

.writing-index .large-line {
  max-width: 1040px;
}

.essay-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin-top: clamp(42px, 6vw, 72px);
}

.essay-grid article {
  background: var(--paper-2);
  min-height: 340px;
  padding: 26px;
}

.essay-grid h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.5vw, 2.35rem);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.essay-grid a {
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 5px;
}

.essay-grid p:last-child {
  color: #2e3934;
}

@media (max-width: 920px) {
  .split,
  .apply {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .process,
  .columns,
  .essay-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .process article {
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .process span {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }

  .apply-intro {
    position: static;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 650px) {
  .site-header {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
    position: static;
  }

  .nav {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .hero {
    min-height: 780px;
  }

  .hero-media {
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(23, 32, 28, 0.72) 0%, rgba(23, 32, 28, 0.46) 66%, rgba(23, 32, 28, 0.18) 100%),
      url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Big_Sur%2C_Bixby_Creek_Bridge_%28Unsplash_lbln7chS6g%29.jpg/1280px-Big_Sur%2C_Bixby_Creek_Bridge_%28Unsplash_lbln7chS6g%29.jpg");
    background-position: 58% center;
  }
}