*{
  margin-left: .1%;
  margin-right: .1%;
  font-family: "Open Sans", serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: normal;
  font-variation-settings:
  "wdth" 100;
  text-align: unset;
  /*font-family : Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;*/
  
}
/* STYLE DIVS */
body{
  max-width: 100%;
  overflow-x:hidden;

}

div.Nav1{
    position: sticky;
    background-color: white;
    max-width: 100%;
    height: 50px;

}
div#topRight{
  background-color: #422212;
  margin-left: 0px;
  margin-right: 0px;
  padding-top: 4%;
  padding-bottom: 3%;
  padding-left: 10%;
  padding-right: 10%;
  max-width: 32%;
  color: white;
  font-weight: none;
  height: 100%;
  text-align: center;
}
.topLeft {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  margin-left: none;
  margin-right: none;
  

}
div#top{
  margin-bottom: 3%;
  
  max-width : 100%;
  height: 100%;

  --mask:
    radial-gradient(47.96px at 50% calc(100% - 66.3px),#000 99%,#0000 101%) calc(50% - 52px) 0/104px 100%,
    radial-gradient(47.96px at 50% calc(100% + 40.3px),#0000 99%,#000 101%) 50% calc(100% - 26px)/104px 100% repeat-x;
  -webkit-mask: var(--mask);
          mask: var(--mask);
}


.top p{
  font-size: 17px;
}
div.mid1{
  height : 370px;
  margin-left: 27%;
  margin-right: 27%;
  margin-top: none;
  text-align: center;
}
.mid1 p{
  font-size: 16px;
}

.mid1Right{
  margin-right: 15%;
  padding-left:  60%;
  max-width: 50%;
  color: #422212 ;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 14px;
  text-align: center;
  justify-content:center;
}
div.mid2Scholarships{
  height: 47%;
  padding: 37px; 
  background-color: #8F6B4E;
  color: white;
  padding-right: 3%;
  --mask:
    radial-gradient(47.96px at 50% 66.3px,#000 99%,#0000 101%) calc(50% - 52px) 0/104px 51% repeat-x,
    radial-gradient(47.96px at 50% -40.3px,#0000 99%,#000 101%) 50% 26px/104px calc(51% - 26px) repeat-x,
    radial-gradient(47.96px at 50% calc(100% - 66.3px),#000 99%,#0000 101%) calc(50% - 52px) 100%/104px 51% repeat-x,
    radial-gradient(47.96px at 50% calc(100% + 40.3px),#0000 99%,#000 101%) 50% calc(100% - 26px)/104px calc(51% - 26px) repeat-x;
  -webkit-mask: var(--mask);
          mask: var(--mask);
}



div.mid3{
 display: flex;  
 height: 50%;
 margin-top: 3%;
 margin-bottom:1%;
 margin-left: 23%;
 margin-right: 23%;
 padding-right: 6%;
}

div.mid3left{
  text-align: left;
  font-size: large;
  flex : 50%;
  padding-left: 1%;
  padding-right: 1%;
}



div.mid3right{
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 20px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding-right:6%;
  padding-left:6%;
  margin-bottom: 0%;
  flex : 50%;
}
.mid3right img{
  position: absolute;

}
.mid3Image1{
  width: 250px;
  height: auto;
  left: 20%;
  border-radius: 12px;
}

.mid3Image2{
  width: 250px;
  top: 60%;
  z-index: 1;
  border-radius: 12px;
  left: 49%;

}
.mid3Image3{
  height:auto;
  width:130px;
  top: 69%;
  left: 16%;
  z-index:3;
}


div.SponsorsBarDiv{
  display: flex;
  margin-left:6%;
  margin-right: 6%;
}

p.SponsorsBarText{
  margin-left: 1%;
  margin-right: 1%;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: none;
}
hr.Line1{
  color:#422212;
  width: 30%;
  height: 80%;
  

}
hr.Line2{
  color:#422212;
  width: 30%;
  height: 80%;
  

}
div.SponsorsBarDiv{
  text-align:center;
  
}

div.Sponsors{
  text-align: center;
  margin-left: 20%;
  margin-right: 20%;
  margin-bottom: 4%;
}

div#mid4{
  text-align: left;
  margin: none;
}
div#mid4 h1{
   font-weight: bold;
}
div#mid4 h3{
  font-size: 15px;
}
div#mid4 p{
  font-size: 16px;
}
div#mid4 a{
  text-decoration: underline;
}

div#mid4 a:hover{
  color: #3c88c6;
}


div#mid4Left{
  margin-top: 8%;
  padding-left: 20%;
  padding-right: 13%;
  text-align: left;
}
.mid5{
  background-color: #422212;
  color: white; 
  text-align:center;
  height: 70%;
  max-width: 100%;
  padding-top:7%;
  padding-left: 3%;
  padding-right: 3%;
  padding-bottom:2.6%;
}
.mid5p{
  line-height: 1.3rem;
}
.mid5 a{
  text-decoration: underline;
}



.viewBestColleges{
  text-align:center ;
  color:white;
  
}
.viewBestColleges:hover{
  color:rgb(137, 179, 233);
}
  


.container{
  padding:1rem;
}
div#mid6{
  padding:2%;
  margin-bottom:3%;
}
div#mid6 h2{
  color: #422212;
}

div#mid6Left{
  text-align:left;
  margin-left: 3%;
  margin-right: 3%;
  margin-top:6%;
}

div#mid6Right{
  text-align:center;
  margin-left: 3%;
  margin-right: 3%;
  margin-top:6%;
}


.dropdown{
  margin-top: 1rem;
  padding: 1%;
  background-attachment: fixed;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  display:none;
  background-color:#ecebeb;
  width: 130px;
  height: 170px;
  text-align: left;
  font-size: 13px;
 
}


/*.dropDownDiv:hover .dropdown {
  display:block;
  float:right;
}
*/
  

/*STYLE TEXTS*/

.mid4Img{
  width: 100%;
  max-height: 100%;
}
.mid4p{
  text-align: left;
}
.mid4H{
  font-weight: bold;
  color:#422212;
}
.topLogo{
  height: 40px;
  max-width: 120px;
}
.mid5Img{
  max-width:10%;
  height:9%;
}
a.scrollItemDivLink{
  list-style-type:none;

}
a.scrollItemDivLink:hover{
  text-decoration: none;
  
}
/*TRIAL TWO UPCOMING SCHOLARSHIP SCROLLER*/

.mid2Scholarships {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 40px;
    background: #f5f7fa;
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
}

.scroll-wrapper {
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

.scroll-track {
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px;
    width: max-content;
}

.box {
    width: 280px;
    height: 220px;
    background: white;
    border-radius: 16px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-weight: bold;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0,0,0,.1);
    flex-shrink: 0;
    flex-direction: column;
}
.box:hover{
  transform: scale(1.1);
}
.scroll-track a:hover{
  text-decoration: none; 
}
.box img{
  width: 280px;
  display: block;
  height : 120px; 
}
.scrollContent{
  padding: 20px;
}
.box h3{
  color: #422212; 
  font-size:medium;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}
  

/* Upcoming scholarships automatically scrollbar  */
/*div#scroller{
  overflow-x:scroll;
  max-width: 1300px;
  padding-left:10%;
  margin-left: 6%;
  margin-right: 6%;
   -webkit-mask:linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, white 20%, white 80%, transparent);

  mask:linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, white 20%, white 80%, transparent);
 
}

/*enlarge the upcoming scholarships */
/*div#scrollItem:hover{
  transform: scale(1.1);
  cursor: pointer;
}
.scroll-box{

   display: flex; 
   gap: 1rem;
   padding-block: 1rem;
}
.subScrollItem{
  font-weight: 900;
  padding-left: 3%;
  padding-right: 3%;
}
div#scrollItem{
  font-weight: 600;
  width: 270px;
  height: 200px;
  background-color: white;
  color: black;
  font-size: 14px;
  padding: none;
  text-align:left;
}*/

div.mid2Scholarships button{
  margin: 0 auto;
  display:inline;
  height: 2rem;
  max-width: .6rem;
  z-index:6;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: transparent;
  color: white;
  font-size: 46px;
  font-weight: 900;
  border: none;
}
div.mid2Scholarships button:hover{
  color: #e6e6e6;
  transform: scale(1.2);
}

/*.scroller[data-animated= "true"]{
  -webkit-mask:linear-gradient(80deg, transparent, white 20%, white 80%, transparent);
  mask: linear-gradient(80deg, transparent, white 20%, white 80%, transparent);
    
}
.scroller[data-animated= "true"].scrollerInner {
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
}*/
/*
.studentStoriesSlider-wrapper{
  position: relative;
  max-width: 23rem;
  max-height: 10rem;
  z-index: 3;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  overflow-y: hidden;
  margin-left: 16%;
  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  
}
.studentStoriesSlider {
  display:inline-flex;
}
.studentStoriesSlider div{
  flex: 1 0 ;
  scroll-snap-align: start ;
}
.studentStoriesSliderNav{
  display: flex;
  column-gap: 1rem;
  z-index:1;
}
.studentStoriesSliderNav button{
  width: 1rem;
  height: 1rem;
  position:fixed;
  border-radius:50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  margin-left: 30px;
  background-color: #636363;
  opacity: 0.75;
  background-color: #3c88c6;
}
.studentStoriesSliderNav a{
  transition: opacity ease 200ms;
}
.studentStoriesSliderNav button:hover{
  background-color: #555555;
}*/
/*enlarge the upcoming scholarships */

.slider {
    width: 500px;
    margin: auto;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

.slides {
  width:100%;
    display: flex;
    transition: transform 0.6s ease;
}

.slide {
    flex: 0 0 100%; /* Important */
    padding: 8px;
    width: 100%;
}

.slide img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 500px;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    border-radius: 20px;
}

/* Dots */

.dots {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-top: 20px;
}

.dot {
    width: 12px;
    height: 12px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #d0d0d0;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: .3s;
}

.dot.active {
    background: #333;
    transform: scale(1.3);
}
.scrollItemStudentStories{
  font-size: large;
  padding: 1%;
  font-weight: 800px;
  width: 23rem;
  height:10rem;
  color:#3c88c6;
  text-align:left;
  /*animation: slide 3s linear infinite;*/
}


.row {
  display: flex; }
.column {
  flex : 50%;
}
.column2 {
  flex : 35%;
}
.column3 {
  flex : 75%;
}

/* STYLE TEXTS */
h1{
  font-size : 25px; 
  font-weight: none;
}
h2{
  font-weight: bold;
}
h4{
  font-weight: bold;
}
h1.title{
  font-size : 26px; 
  font-weight:bold;
  line-height: 1.6em;
  margin-top: none;
  line-height: 2em;
}
h2.mid1Text{
  font-weight:bold;
  font-size : 22px;
}

h2.mid2H{
  text-align:left;
  font-weight:bold;
  
}
h3#scrollItemP{
  font-family: "Open Sans", serif;
  line-height: .3rem;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color:#422212;
}
h5{
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: bold;
}
p.mid1p{
  font-size: 16px;
}
p {
  font-size: 13.5px; 
}

p.mid3p{ 
  text-align: left;
  font-size: 15.6px;

}

/* STYLE IMAGES */

.mid1right{
  max-width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
  height: 90%;
}
img#si{
  width: 100%;
  height: 120px;
}
#mid6Right{
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding-top: 10px;
  padding-bottom: 60px;
}

#mid6Right img{
  position: absolute;
}
.mid6RightImg{
  width: 330px;
  height: 400px;
  padding-top:6%;
  z-index: 1;
  border-radius: 5%;
  left: 53%;
}
.mid6LeftImg{
  width: 300px;
  height: 230px;
  z-index: -1;
  left:70%;
  border-radius: 5%;
}
.mid6QuotesImg{
  max-width:10%;
  height: 10%;
  margin-bottom: 0 auto;
  margin-left:10%;

}
.mid6QuotesImg1{
  max-width:10%;
  height: 10%;
  margin-left:30rem;
  -webkit-transform: scaleX(-1);
  transform: scaleX(-1);
  
}
.mid7{
  margin-top:7%;
  background-color: #4A4A4A;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: 36rem;
  padding-left: 16%;
  padding-right: 16%;
  padding-bottom:10%;
  display:flex;
  padding-top: 5%;
}
.mid7Column1 img{
  position: absolute;
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  padding:2%;
}

.mid7Column1{
  margin-top: 5%;
  flex: 10%;
  text-align: left;
}
.mid7Column2{
  flex:60%;
  text-align: center;
}
.mid7Column2 ul{
  margin-left: 1.3rem;
  text-align: left;
}
.mid7Column2 hr{
  margin-left:3%;
  margin-right:3%;
  color:#dddddd;
  max-width:90%;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}
.mid7 img{
  width: 10%;
  height: 20%;
  margin-left: 2%;
  z-index: 3;
  top: 3800px;
}
.mid7 a{
  color:#dddddd;
  line-height: 1.9px;
  font-size: 13px;
}
.mid7 p{
  color: #dddddd;
}
.mid7Column2 h4{
  color: #dddddd;
  font-size: 14px;
}
.topLinksMid7{
  margin-left:3%;
  font-weight: bold;
}



/* STYLE lINKS/ NAV BAR */
ul {
  list-style-type: none; 
  margin-left: -40px;
}
a#nav:hover{
  color: #8b4f2e;
  text-decoration: underline;
}
a#nav{
  
  font-size: 16px;
  font-family: "Open Sans", serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: normal;
  font-variation-settings:
  "wdth" 100;
  text-align: unset;
}
a{
  text-align:none ;
  color: #422212;
  text-decoration: none;
}
a#midbutton{
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
}
a#midbutton :hover{
  text-decoration: none;
}
a#toplink{
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 14px;
}
a.mid3ButLink{
  color:white; 
}
a.SignUpNowLink{
  font-size: 15px;
  text-decoration: underline;
}
a.SignUpNowLink:hover{
  color: rgb(118, 167, 232);
}

ul{
  text-align: unset;
  list-style-type: none;
}
ul.SponsorsList{
  list-style-type: none;
  margin-left:3%;
  margin-right: 3%;
  margin-top: 1%;
}

li.SponsorImg{
  display:inline;
  margin-left: 2%;
  margin-right: 2%;

}

 a:hover{
  text-decoration: underline; 
}
div.mid3Div{
  text-align: left;
}
ul.mid3ul{
  list-style-type: none;
  padding-top: 2%;
  padding-bottom: 9%;


}
li.mid3li{
  gap: 1rem;
  vertical-align: bottom;
}
ul.Home{ 
  list-style-type: none; 
  padding-top : .3%;
  padding-bottom : .3% ;
  display: flex;
  padding-left : 20%;
  padding-right : 20%;
 
}
ul.upComingBar{
  list-style-type: none; 
  display:flex;
}

ul.HomeBtn{ 
  list-style-type: none; 
  padding-top : .3%;
  padding-bottom : .3% ;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 1.5em;
  padding-right: 30%;

}
ul.mid3RightUl{
  display: table;
}
ul.sliderUl{
  list-style-type: none; 
  padding-top : .3%;
  padding-bottom : .3% ;
  display: inline;
  padding-left : 30%;
  padding-right : 10%;
 
}

 li.mid3RightLi{
  display: table-row;
  list-style: none;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  line-height: 17%;
  height: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 2%;
}
li.mid3RightLi div.mid3right {
  display: table-cell;
  vertical-align: middle;
	height: 70px;
  font-weight: bold;
}

ul.mid4Ul{
  list-style-type: none;
  padding-top: 2%;
  padding-bottom: 9%;

}

li.mid4Li{
  margin-top:2%;
  margin-bottom: 2%;
  gap: 2rem;
  vertical-align: bottom;
}
li.mid4Li div.mid4 {
  display: table-cell;
  vertical-align: middle;
	height: 40px;
  font-weight: bold;
}
li.home{
  font-size: 13px;
  display: inline;
  padding-left : 2%;
  padding-right : 2%;
  font-weight: 400;
}
li.navImg{
  padding-left : 2%;
  padding-right : 2%;
  display: inline;
}
li.homeBtn{
  font-size: 13px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
li.sliderLi{
  font-size: 13px;
  display: inline;
  padding-left : 2%;
  padding-right : 2%;
  font-weight: 400;
}


/* STYLE BUTTONS*/

button#Login{
  height:2em;
  text-align:center;
  border-radius :12px;
  background-color: #422212;
  color: white;
  padding: 3%;
  width: 9em;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 550;
}

button#Signup{
  height:2em;
  text-align:center;
  border-radius :12px;
  background-color: #422212;
  color: white;
  padding: 3%;
  width: 9em;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 550;
}
button.upComingBack{
  margin-top :30% ;
  margin-bottom:30% ;
  display: flex;
  text-align: center;
  height: 20%;
  color: black;
  background-color: white;
  max-width: 30px;
  cursor: pointer;


}
button.upComingNext{
  margin-top :30% ;
  display:flex;
  margin-bottom: 30%;
  height: 20%;
  color: black;
  background-color: white;
  width: 30px;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: center;


}
.upComp:hover{
  color: rgb(194, 191, 191);
}

.topB{
  margin-top: 10px ;
  height: 35px;
  width: 180px;
  background-color: white;
  border: .3px solid black;
  margin-left: 2%;
  margin-right: 2%;
  
}

.mid1B{
  color: white; 
  background-color: #422212;
  height: 37px;
  width: 200px;
  font-size: 16px;
}
.mid3But{
  color: white; 
  background-color: #422212;
  height: 33px;
  width: 160px;
  font-size: 15px;
  margin-top: 4%;
}
.studentStoriesButDiv{
  margin-left: 70%;
}

.studentStoriesBut{
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: #dddddd;
  height: 1rem;
  border:none;
  width: 1rem;
  margin-right: 1rem;
}
.studentStoriesBut:hover{
  background-color: #818181;
}
.studentStoriesButUl{
  display: flex;
  list-style-type: none;
}