* {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    font-family: inter,sans-serif;
  }

  body {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 100vh;
    background-color: #f3f4f6;
    padding: 20px;
  }

  .container {
    display: flex;
    width: 900px;
    max-width: 95%;
    border-radius: 12px;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    background-color: white;
  }

  .left-section {
    /* background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c3e50, #4a6572); */
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a3a6c 0%, #2563eb 100%);
    color: white;
    width: 40%;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    flex-direction: column;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 40px 20px;
    position: relative;
  }

  .left-section:before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    background: url("placeholder image");
    z-index: 0;
  }

  .left-section .content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .left-section h1 {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    font-size: 28px;
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  .left-section .accent {
    color: #f97316;
  }

  .left-section p {
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    font-size: 16px;
    opacity: 0.9;
  }

  .right-section {
    background-color: white;
    width: 60%;
    padding: 40px 30px;
    overflow-y: auto;
    max-height: 600px;
  }

  .right-section h2 {
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    text-align: center;
    color: #2c3e50;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 22px;
  }

  form {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .form-group {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }

  label {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #4a5568;
    font-size: 14px;
  }

  .required::after {
    content: '*';
    color: #e53e3e;
    margin-left: 3px;
  }

  input, select, textarea {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 12px;
    border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
    border-radius: 6px;
    font-size: 14px;
    transition: border-color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
    background-color: #f9fafb;
  }

  input:focus, select:focus, textarea:focus {
    outline: none;
    border-color: #3182ce;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(14, 61, 202, 0.2);
  }

  input::placeholder, textarea::placeholder {
    color: #a0aec0;
  }

  select {
    appearance: none;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='%232c3e50' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpolyline points='6 9 12 15 18 9'%3E%3C/polyline%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: right 12px center;
    background-size: 16px;
    padding-right: 40px;
  }

  textarea {
    resize: vertical;
    min-height: 100px;
  }

  #alumniFields {
    display: none;
    padding: 15px;
    background-color: #f8fafc;
    border-radius: 6px;
    margin: 15px 0;
    border-left: 3px solid #0e42d1;
  }

  #alumniFields .form-group:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }

  button.register {
    width: 100%;
    margin-top: 25px;
    padding: 14px;
    border: none;
    background: linear-gradient(to right, #e25b07, #f97316);
    color: white;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 600;
    border-radius: 6px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
  }

  button.register:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.3);
  }

  button.register:active {
    transform: translateY(0);
  }

  .login-link {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 15px;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #4a5568;
  }

  .login-link a {
    color: #304bdf;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: color 0.2s;
  }

  .login-link a:hover {
    color: #3149d4;
    text-decoration: underline;
  }

  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .container {
      flex-direction: column;
      max-height: none;
    }
    
    .left-section, .right-section {
      width: 100%;
    }
    
    .left-section {
      padding: 30px 20px;
    }
  }

  .cancel-button {
position: fixed;          
top: 20px;
right: 20px;
background-color: transparent;
border: none;
color: #4a5568;
font-size: 1.5rem;
cursor: pointer;
width: 30px;
height: 30px;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
transition: color 0.2s ease;
z-index: 1000;           
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
line-height: 1;
}

.cancel-button:hover {
color: #f97316;
}

.right-section {
position: relative;      
}

.right-section .cancel-button {
position: absolute;      
top: 20px;
right: 20px;
}