diff --git a/.build.hash b/.build.hash
index 2d5e863..737d2bc 100644
--- a/.build.hash
+++ b/.build.hash
@@ -1 +1 @@
-720d57c0d6d787c629f53d47689088a50b9e9b5b-372bcf506971f56c4911b429b9f5de5bc37ed008-e9eccd451b778829eb2f2c9752c670b707e1268b
+90af14136b0b935418ae62167703d1dcbcb7b3ce-372bcf506971f56c4911b429b9f5de5bc37ed008-e9eccd451b778829eb2f2c9752c670b707e1268b
diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 200191e..2e2c4da 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -30,3 +30,10 @@ coverage
 *.crt
 *.pfx
 
+# Test sources & artifacts
+tests/
+playwright-report/
+test-results/
+blob-report/
+*.trace.zip
+
diff --git a/backend/server3.js b/backend/server3.js
index d0b97e8..6903bcf 100644
--- a/backend/server3.js
+++ b/backend/server3.js
@@ -580,143 +580,9 @@ async function storeRiskAnalysisInDB({
 }
 
 const COOKIE_NAME = process.env.COOKIE_NAME || 'aptiva_session';
-//*PremiumOnboarding draft
-// GET current user's draft
-app.get('/api/premium/onboarding/draft', authenticatePremiumUser, async (req, res) => {
-   const [[row]] = await pool.query(
-    `SELECT id, step, data
-       FROM onboarding_drafts
-      WHERE user_id=?
-      ORDER BY updated_at DESC, id DESC
-      LIMIT 1`,
-    [req.id]
-  );
-  return res.json(row || null);
-});
-
-// POST upsert draft (ID-agnostic, partial merge, 1 draft per user)
-app.post('/api/premium/onboarding/draft', authenticatePremiumUser, async (req, res) => {
-  try {
-    // ---- 0) Harden req.body and incoming shapes
-    const body = (req && typeof req.body === 'object' && req.body) ? req.body : {};
-    let { id, step } = body;
-
-    // Accept either {data:{careerData/financialData/collegeData}} or section keys at top level
-    let incoming = {};
-    if (body.data != null) {
-      if (typeof body.data === 'string') {
-        try { incoming = JSON.parse(body.data); } catch { incoming = {}; }
-      } else if (typeof body.data === 'object') {
-        incoming = body.data;
-      }
-    }
-    // If callers provided sections directly (EducationalProgramsPage),
-    // lift them into the data envelope without crashing if body is blank.
-    ['careerData','financialData','collegeData'].forEach(k => {
-      if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(body, k)) {
-        if (!incoming || typeof incoming !== 'object') incoming = {};
-        incoming[k] = body[k];
-      }
-    });
-
-    // ---- 1) Base draft: by id (if provided) else latest for this user
-    let base = null;
-    if (id) {
-      const [[row]] = await pool.query(
-        `SELECT id, step, data FROM onboarding_drafts WHERE user_id=? AND id=? LIMIT 1`,
-        [req.id, id]
-      );
-      base = row || null;
-    } else {
-      const [[row]] = await pool.query(
-        `SELECT id, step, data
-           FROM onboarding_drafts
-          WHERE user_id=?
-          ORDER BY updated_at DESC, id DESC
-          LIMIT 1`,
-        [req.id]
-      );
-      base = row || null;
-    }
-
-    // ---- 2) Parse prior JSON safely
-    let prev = {};
-    if (base?.data != null) {
-      try {
-        if (typeof base.data === 'string') prev = JSON.parse(base.data);
-        else if (Buffer.isBuffer(base.data)) prev = JSON.parse(base.data.toString('utf8'));
-        else if (typeof base.data === 'object') prev = base.data;
-      } catch { prev = {}; }
-    }
-
-    // ---- 3) Section-wise shallow merge (prev + incoming)
-    const merged = mergeDraft(prev, (incoming && typeof incoming === 'object') ? incoming : {});
-
-        // ---- 3.5) Refuse empty drafts so we don't wipe real data
-    const isEmptyObject = (o) => o && typeof o === 'object' && !Array.isArray(o) && Object.keys(o).length === 0;
-    const allSubsectionsEmpty =
-      isEmptyObject(merged) ||
-      (
-        typeof merged === 'object' &&
-        ['careerData','financialData','collegeData'].every(k => !merged[k] || isEmptyObject(merged[k]))
-      );
-    if (allSubsectionsEmpty) {
-      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'empty_draft' });
-    }
-
-        console.log('[draft-upsert]', {
-      userId   : req.id,
-      draftId  : draftId,
-      step     : finalStep,
-      incoming : Object.keys(incoming || {}).sort(),
-      mergedKeys: Object.keys(merged || {}).sort(),
-    });
-
-    // ---- 4) Final id/step and upsert
-    const draftId   = base?.id || id || uuidv4();
-    const finalStep = Number.isInteger(step) ? step : (parseInt(step,10) || base?.step || 0);
-
-    await pool.query(
-      `INSERT INTO onboarding_drafts (user_id, id, step, data)
-       VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)
-       ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE
-         step       = VALUES(step),
-         data       = VALUES(data),
-         updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`,
-      [req.id, draftId, finalStep, JSON.stringify(merged)]
-    );
-
-    return res.json({ id: draftId, step: finalStep });
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.error('draft upsert failed:', e?.message || e);
-    return res.status(500).json({ error: 'draft_upsert_failed' });
-  }
-});
-
-// unchanged
-function mergeDraft(a = {}, b = {}) {
-  const out = { ...a };
-  for (const k of Object.keys(b || {})) {
-    const left  = a[k];
-    const right = b[k];
-    if (
-      left  && typeof left  === 'object' && !Array.isArray(left) &&
-      right && typeof right === 'object' && !Array.isArray(right)
-    ) {
-      out[k] = { ...left, ...right };
-    } else {
-      out[k] = right;
-    }
-  }
-  return out;
-}
-
-// DELETE draft (after finishing / cancelling)
-app.delete('/api/premium/onboarding/draft', authenticatePremiumUser, async (req, res) => {
-  await pool.query('DELETE FROM onboarding_drafts WHERE user_id=?', [req.id]);
-  res.json({ ok: true });
-});
 
+//Stripe webhook endpoint (raw body)
+// 1) Raw body parser (must be before express.json)
 app.post(
   '/api/premium/stripe/webhook',
   express.raw({ type: 'application/json' }),
@@ -808,14 +674,153 @@ app.post(
   }
 );
 
-
-
 // 2) Basic middlewares
 app.use(helmet({ contentSecurityPolicy:false, crossOriginEmbedderPolicy:false }));
 
 //leave below Stripe webhook
 app.use(express.json({ limit: '5mb' }));
 
+
+//*PremiumOnboarding draft
+// GET current user's draft
+app.get('/api/premium/onboarding/draft', authenticatePremiumUser, async (req, res) => {
+   const [[row]] = await pool.query(
+    `SELECT id, step, data
+       FROM onboarding_drafts
+      WHERE user_id=?
+      ORDER BY updated_at DESC, id DESC
+      LIMIT 1`,
+    [req.id]
+  );
+  return res.json(row || null);
+});
+
+// POST upsert draft (ID-agnostic, partial merge, 1 draft per user)
+app.post('/api/premium/onboarding/draft', authenticatePremiumUser, async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    
+    // ---- 0) Harden req.body and incoming shapes (accept object *or* JSON string)
+    let body = {};
+    if (req && req.body != null) {
+      if (typeof req.body === 'object') {
+        body = req.body;
+      } else if (typeof req.body === 'string') {
+        try { body = JSON.parse(req.body); } catch { body = {}; }
+      }
+    }
+    let { id, step } = body;
+
+    // Accept either {data:{careerData/financialData/collegeData}} or section keys at top level
+    let incoming = {};
+    if (body.data != null) {
+      if (typeof body.data === 'string') {
+        try { incoming = JSON.parse(body.data); } catch { incoming = {}; }
+      } else if (typeof body.data === 'object') {
+        incoming = body.data;
+      }
+    }
+    // If callers provided sections directly (EducationalProgramsPage),
+    // lift them into the data envelope without crashing if body is blank.
+    ['careerData','financialData','collegeData'].forEach(k => {
+      if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(body, k)) {
+        if (!incoming || typeof incoming !== 'object') incoming = {};
+        incoming[k] = body[k];
+      }
+    });
+
+    // ---- 1) Base draft: by id (if provided) else latest for this user
+    let base = null;
+    if (id) {
+      const [[row]] = await pool.query(
+        `SELECT id, step, data FROM onboarding_drafts WHERE user_id=? AND id=? LIMIT 1`,
+        [req.id, id]
+      );
+      base = row || null;
+    } else {
+      const [[row]] = await pool.query(
+        `SELECT id, step, data
+           FROM onboarding_drafts
+          WHERE user_id=?
+          ORDER BY updated_at DESC, id DESC
+          LIMIT 1`,
+        [req.id]
+      );
+      base = row || null;
+    }
+
+    // ---- 2) Parse prior JSON safely
+    let prev = {};
+    if (base?.data != null) {
+      try {
+        if (typeof base.data === 'string') prev = JSON.parse(base.data);
+        else if (Buffer.isBuffer(base.data)) prev = JSON.parse(base.data.toString('utf8'));
+        else if (typeof base.data === 'object') prev = base.data;
+      } catch { prev = {}; }
+    }
+
+    // ---- 3) Section-wise shallow merge (prev + incoming)
+    const merged = mergeDraft(prev, (incoming && typeof incoming === 'object') ? incoming : {});
+
+        // ---- 3.5) Only reject when there's truly no incoming content AND no prior draft
+    const isPlainObj = (o) => o && typeof o === 'object' && !Array.isArray(o);
+    const isEmptyObj = (o) => isPlainObj(o) && Object.keys(o).length === 0;
+    const hasIncoming = isPlainObj(incoming) && !isEmptyObj(incoming);
+    const hasPrior    = !!base && isPlainObj(prev) && !isEmptyObj(prev);
+    if (!hasIncoming && !hasPrior) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'empty_draft' });
+    }
+
+    // ---- 4) Final id/step and upsert
+    const draftId   = base?.id || id || uuidv4();
+    const finalStep = Number.isInteger(step) ? step : (parseInt(step,10) || base?.step || 0);
+    console.log('[draft-upsert]', {
+        userId   : req.id,
+        draftId  : draftId,
+        step     : finalStep,
+        incoming : Object.keys(incoming || {}).sort(),
+        mergedKeys: Object.keys(merged || {}).sort(),
+      });
+    await pool.query(
+      `INSERT INTO onboarding_drafts (user_id, id, step, data)
+       VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)
+       ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE
+         step       = VALUES(step),
+         data       = VALUES(data),
+         updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`,
+      [req.id, draftId, finalStep, JSON.stringify(merged)]
+    );
+
+    return res.json({ id: draftId, step: finalStep });
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error('draft upsert failed:', e?.message || e);
+    return res.status(500).json({ error: 'draft_upsert_failed' });
+  }
+});
+
+// unchanged
+function mergeDraft(a = {}, b = {}) {
+  const out = { ...a };
+  for (const k of Object.keys(b || {})) {
+    const left  = a[k];
+    const right = b[k];
+    if (
+      left  && typeof left  === 'object' && !Array.isArray(left) &&
+      right && typeof right === 'object' && !Array.isArray(right)
+    ) {
+      out[k] = { ...left, ...right };
+    } else {
+      out[k] = right;
+    }
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+// DELETE draft (after finishing / cancelling)
+app.delete('/api/premium/onboarding/draft', authenticatePremiumUser, async (req, res) => {
+  await pool.query('DELETE FROM onboarding_drafts WHERE user_id=?', [req.id]);
+  res.json({ ok: true });
+});
+
 /* ─── Require critical env vars ─────────────────────────────── */
 if (!process.env.CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS) {
   console.error('FATAL  CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS is not set');
diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index ff52db3..eb47c66 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@ useEffect(() => {
   if (!ok) {
     // bounce back to where the user was
     navigate(prevPathRef.current, { replace: true });
+  } else {
+    // user chose to leave: clear client pointer and server draft immediately
+    try {
+      safeLocal.clearMany(['premiumOnboardingPointer', 'premiumOnboardingState']);
+    } catch {}
+    (async () => {
+      try { await api.delete('/api/premium/onboarding/draft'); } catch {}
+    })();
   }
   // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
 }, [location.pathname]);
diff --git a/src/components/EducationalProgramsPage.js b/src/components/EducationalProgramsPage.js
index 5926687..1f65b98 100644
--- a/src/components/EducationalProgramsPage.js
+++ b/src/components/EducationalProgramsPage.js
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ const handleSelectSchool = async (school) => {
 
   // 1) normalize college fields
   const selected_school  = school?.INSTNM || '';
-  const selected_program = (school?.CIPDESC || '').replace(/\.\s*$/, '');
+  const selected_program = (school?.CIPDESC || '');
   const program_type     = school?.CREDDESC || '';
   const unit_id          = school?.UNITID  || '';