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I want to say something like "After thinking about it, I decided not to take
the class."

Would 考えてから、授業を取らないと決めました。be an accurate translation? Or is there a better
one?
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How to say "after thinking about it"?
"After thinking about it, I decided not to take the class."
「（色々）考えたのですが、その授業は取らないことに決めました。」There is no English word relevant to 「色々(in
many ways)」 but in this situation I guess you'd like to express that you
didn't decide instantly but you made well-considered decision or you don't
intended to deny the value of the calss but just your circumstances have you
to decide it.

Literary style: 「色々考えた末、その授業は取らないことに決めました。」

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「考えてから、・・・」is a little bit unnatural but acceptable (Listener can fairly
follow you).
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> _After thinking about it, I decided not to take the class._

The most concise and natural way to say it in Japanese IMO is:

> やっぱり、その授業は取らないことにしました。

The key point is that やっぱり used with verbs meaning want/wish/decide etc., will
become "on second thoughts". This definition is strangely missing from J-J
dictionaries I've tried, but widely used in reality.

If you やっぱり want a more literal translation to your English, how about:

> 考えた結果、その授業は取らないことにしました。  
>  考えた結果、その授業は取らないことに決めました。

～と決めました would sound like you pledged to yourself never to break. It's not that
serious situation, I guess. Also, 考えてから would be more like saying "I thought
about it, and then --" in English.
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