Michael Mendoza

Michael Mendoza is a major character on A New Direction. He is a freshman at McKinley High School and a member of both the school's glee club, the New Directions, and the McKinley Titans.

Despite his player status and popular boy attitude, Michael is a very focused and intelligent young man. He already has his sights set on attending an Ivy League school the summer after graduation, preferably Yale as it is his dream school. He would like to continue what his family calls the "Mendoza Way" by pursuing a career in a high paying position like becoming a doctor, lawyer, or engineer. His arrest came as a surprise for this exact reason, but he's shown that it's not who he really is and was only a mistake.

The sole reason Michael is known as a player is because of his looks and how much his female peers rave around him. That being said, he has never been in a relationship. He has yet to tell anyone and doesn't plan on doing so any time soon, not even Candice.