Frequently Asked Questions

CyberCave Academy FAQ

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• Q: If I am 18 years old, do my parents have to sign my application and registration forms?

  A:  If you are 18 years of age when you are applying you do not have to have any other adult signatures but your own.  You should make sure that you have fully and accurately completed the medical release section of the registration forms.  And, you must provide an adult name and contact information for emergency contact.

• Q: We live near MSU…can my son/daughter commute to camp instead of staying on campus?

  A:  We ask that all campers stay on campus during the week of camp unless physical problems restrict a student from living in the dorm.  This permits us to know where campers are at all times by keeping the group together.  This also gives each student the opportunity to have the college experience during camp. 

• Q: When will I know I have been accepted into a camp?

  A:  Applications are due May 1st of each year.  So, we can not send out acceptance letters until after we have received all applications.  Therefore, you should expect to hear from us the second week of May.  However, you will have an email notifying you that we have received your application very soon after you send in your application, no matter when you send your application in after February 1st.

• Q: I know camp the cost of camp is $100, but should I bring any other money with me?

  A: All of your meals and activities are included, however there are times when you may want a snack from one of the campus stores or we might have the opportunity to visit stores located next to campus where you might want to purchase something.  Also, the university bookstore is open and has a lot of MSU clothing and memorabilia along with other every day products in case you forget to bring or run out of something. 

• Q: What should I bring to Academy?

  A:  After you receive your acceptance letter and return your acceptance note card to us, you will receive a registration packet.  In the registration packet, there will be an important list of things to bring to camp.  This list is also available on the CyberCave website under “Application/Registration”.  You should check over this list before you leave.  We suggest that you do not bring valuables with you to camp as we do not take responsibility for any valuables while you are here and you will be in the residential colleges with other groups. 

• Q: Can I choose my roommate for the week?

  A:  You may request your roommate and suite mates for the week on the acceptance note card you send back after you receive your acceptance letter.  The rooms are all Suite style rooms which means there will be 2 people in each room, connected to another room by bathroom.  In other words 2 people share a room, 4 people share a bathroom.  The requests will be fulfilled as conditions permit.  Information about the residential colleges can be found on the residential college website: http://www.murraystate.edu/campus/residential_colleges/

• Q: Are there any phones in the residential colleges?

  A: There are phone lines in the residential colleges.  However, you must bring your own phone to plug into the phone jack if you would like to use a local number.  You can get the room phone number from the front desk of the residential college when you check in.

• Q: Are the dorms coed?

  A: In most cases for summer camps the girls are in one college while the boys are in another.  However, due to summer maintenance, some summers the students must stay in a coed residential colleges.  When this happens, there are not any levels that have opposite sex residents.  College Assistants and camp counselors make sure that no females go on the male levels and no males go on the female levels.  Therefore, any roommate requests for males and females to stay together will automatically be thrown out. 

• Q: My son/daughter has dietary restrictions; will this be a problem while at camp?

  A: If your student needs a certain diet while at camp, please let us know before the week of camp so that we may prepare for any needed adjustments.  We can meet most dietary needs with adequate notification.

• Q: What is the selection criteria for camp?

  A: Several parents and teachers notice that there are not any criteria mentioned on the website.  This is because we go by very little criteria for the selection process.  Since we only take 20 a camp, we give priority to Senior students first, Junior students second and so on.  From there we look at when they got their application in and GPA.  These are the only things considered during the selection process.  Only GPA is required on the application and no other test scores or information is required.  We ask that you please do not email us with all of the activities your child has been involved with in High School.  Since we do not ask for everyone to do that, those things will not be considered during selection.

• Q: How are the bathrooms/showers situated? Is it one bathroom connecting two rooms, or is there a single, large facility for every section of dorms?

  A: The bathrooms in the dorm are suite-style, so you will be sharing a bathroom with one other room (four people to a bathroom).

• Q: Is there a refrigerator located in the room/will we have access to ice during our stay?

  A: You may bring a fridge to have in the dorm, but there is nothing there aside from a bed and desk before you come.  You will have access to an ice machine, and you will have places to buy drinks, etc. to put in the fridge.

• Q: If we do not have our own laptop to bring, will we be able to access a computer lab on campus when we have alone time?

  A: You should be able to use the computers the nights we go to the wellness center, and there is also internet access in the Cave and labs that you can use during the day.

• Q: From reading some information on your website, I understand cellphones are supposed to stay inside the dorms. I usually have problems getting service inside buildings; will I be allowed to take my cellphone outside to make calls if needed?

  A: That rule should really be read that you should not bring your cellphone to labs because they will not be allowed.  They can be used anywhere else and really you can bring them to the lab as long as you keep them off and don’t get them out during activities.  I will not prohibit anyone from carrying them on campus.