Learn English – Adjective for a decision that had no real alternative

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I'd like to express the fact that there were no viable alternatives to a decision I took.

My decision to attend university X was stringent / without alternative
/ a no-brainer / objectively necessary
because it was the only one
offering the course in which I am interested.

I'm not sure whether stringent in this context is appropriate. The rest of the listed phrases in italics are passable for my taste but I'd like to use a single word to express the notion of having no real alternative.

Best Answer

You may use inevitable:

  • Impossible to avoid or prevent; certain to happen.

(AHD)