<p>If you're more than likely going on to grad school, does it matter where you go for your undergrad years? Especially considering I don't know what I'll be majoring in?</p>
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For graduate (MA/PhD) admissions, yes, it matters. Top schools generally have better faculty, more research opportunities, better funding for undergraduates, etc. It is generally much easier to get into a top-notch graduate program from a good undergrad school. This is particularly true for some of the hyper competitive fields (e.g. some of the humanities) in which you can have 100+ applicants competing for 2 or 3 spots. Of course, this is generalizing…a student interested in marine biology would not be poorly served by choosing UCSC over Harvard.</p>
<p>For medical/law school, it matters less. You’ll find that graduates from top colleges make up a highly disproportionate percentage of students at the top schools, but that is more due to the strength of their student bodies than any advantage offered by the colleges.</p>