Michael V Mendez Consulting — People, Strategy, Results

College Fit & Recruiting Readiness

Find your fit. In the classroom and on the team.

Help your student-athlete find the right academic and athletic environment, prepare for conversations with coaches, and choose a school with clarity.

Experience behind the coaching

Seven years leading collegiate runners.

Division II head coach · Men’s & women’s cross country and track & field

7
years as head coach
30+
All-Americans
140
All-Conference athletes
9
Conference Athletes of the Year

Where can your student-athlete thrive—not just make a roster?

Having led collegiate cross country and track & field programs, I bring a coach’s perspective to the questions families may not know to ask. We look at academics, training expectations, communication, team culture, support, and realistic cost—not just a division label or a roster spot. We can prepare an athletic profile and thoughtful outreach in the student’s own voice. Club sport, community college, or a different pathway can belong in the conversation too. Admissions, aid, eligibility, and roster decisions remain with the relevant schools and governing bodies.

What we work toward

  • A clearer picture of academic, athletic, and personal priorities
  • A way to compare programs, team culture, support, and family costs
  • An athletic profile, outreach preparation, and questions for coaches
  • A manageable school shortlist, visit plan, and decision timeline

More than a division label or a roster spot.

We compare academic programs, team environment, training expectations, student support, and realistic family cost. Practice asking coaches about their program and describing your interests and athletic experience in your own voice.

A parent or guardian starts the inquiry for anyone under 18. We agree on adult involvement, student participation, communication, and consent before work begins.

Good decisions use current information.

Confirm admissions requirements, costs, aid, and athletic opportunities directly with each school. Your school counselor and the institution’s athletics compliance office remain important partners. Coaching does not promise admission, a scholarship, eligibility, or a roster spot.

A defined place to start

Student-Athlete College Fit Roadmap

6 weeks · 4 working sessions. A realistic college search and outreach plan that considers life as both a student and an athlete.

The package defines the calls, reviews, and deliverables included. We agree on your goal, participation, and schedule before enrollment.

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6 weeks · 4 working sessions

Student-Athlete College Fit Roadmap

For student-athletes and families exploring college sport.

$900USD · starting package fee

Compare schools and team environments, prepare to communicate with coaches, and make a thoughtful college decision.

  • Academic, athletic, personal, and budget priorities
  • A research shortlist of up to 8 schools with reasons to explore
  • Athletic profile and coach-outreach preparation
  • School comparison, visit questions, and decision timeline

You leave with: A realistic college search and outreach plan that considers life as both a student and an athlete.

Your Student-Athlete College Fit RoadmapYour school research, outreach preparation, comparison framework, and decision timeline.

One student and one planning cycle. Research uses public information and family-provided priorities. Application editing, test prep, financial-aid advising, eligibility certification, and recruiting representation are not included. The student sends their own outreach. No admission, scholarship, or roster guarantees.

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Prefer a smaller first step?

Student-Athlete Direction Session

Make room for the student’s goals and turn a big college question into a few useful next steps.

One 60-minute family session

Student-Athlete Direction Session

For a student-athlete or family unsure where to begin.

$175USD · session fee

Make room for the student’s goals and turn a big college question into a few useful next steps.

  • Brief goals and priorities questionnaire
  • One 60-minute student/family conversation
  • An academic, athletic, and personal fit worksheet
  • Written next steps and questions to research

You leave with: A clearer starting point for the college conversation, without the pressure to have every answer.

Your College Fit Starting PointYour fit worksheet and written questions and next steps.

One student, with a parent/guardian coordinating if under 18. Does not include a researched school list, application editing, or financial-aid advice.

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From idea to action

Know what comes next.

  1. 01 / CONNECT

    Start with the real question.

    A short fit conversation helps us understand your goal, the constraints, and what useful progress would look like.

  2. 02 / DEFINE

    Agree on the work.

    You receive a clear scope, deliverables, timeline, and investment. We decide who owns what before we begin.

  3. 03 / BUILD

    Turn the plan into progress.

    Work through decisions, review tangible deliverables, and leave with the tools and next steps to keep moving.

Your next chapter starts with a conversation

Something good is taking shape.
Let’s build it.

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