<p>I signed up for the first year Japanese course and a philosophy seminar, but neither are on my schedule. Is there a chance that they might be added later, or does that mean I don't get to take them?</p>
<p>Do you have five classes on your schedule, plus PE? Because in that case, it's probably that your schedule wouldn't fit with those classes, so your advisor used your second and third choices. Shoot your advisor an e-mail, maybe you can work something out.</p>
<p>Seminars are a crapshoot. This is why you enter four choices - you should be happy with any one of them. </p>
<p>As for Japanese - kevdude is probably right. It probably just would not fit in your schedule.</p>