This is my first post!
I'm currently an undergrad at UC Irvine and have just started the path to completing a CS degree there. I want to transfer to a school in Northern California to be closer to my girlfriend (technically ex-girlfriend, it's complicated) who goes to UC Berkeley.
I don't have the grades to get into Berkeley, but I could get into other schools in the area, like SF State.
Back to the question, does it really matter where I get my CS degree? Will transferring hurt my chances of getting into a decent Grad School, getting a good job, etc?
While grad schools do put some emphasis on the school you graduate from, the most important thing (I'm assuming you're talking about a PhD) is showing you can do good research and getting good recommendations by your professors. Getting decent grades probably wouldn't hurt either.
As far as getting a job is concerned, it really depends on what you want to do. If you want to go work in consulting or at an investment bank, then yeah, the school is very important and going to a good school will open a lot of doors. If you want to work at a startup, being able to get things done is much more important.