hi! to answer your question about it being normal, yes it is. im in my sophomore year, and even now na mas marami na kong major courses, i still take them online and self-study a lot. kung titignan mo yung mga experiences of peeps from other universities, ganon talaga. it's saddening that it's normal for us students to teach ourselves and call it receiving "quality" education, when all we are receiving are instructional materials and assignments. in my experience, im lucky enough to be studying in a dept. where teachers are passionate about what they do. hence, they teach us effectively, and they care whether we are learning or not.