RadicalCinnamon

Hello all this is my first post here so I'll give the TL;DR first. The post title is exactly as stated. Just how much does undergraduate prestige matter in PhD applications? For a bit more detail I currently attend a completely average US Midwest undergrad and will be graduating next fall. GPA of 3.9 and a peer-reviewed publication under my belt (co-author and I did a majority of the drafting of the pub) with ideally another one to come within the next few months. I'm currently studying Public Health and Chemistry and like to think I can articulate why I'd love to do a PhD in Sociology and what kind of research I want to do past the PhD. I also plan on doing 1-2 gap years just to get some more stuff under my name, ideally further publications. I'm actually not completely decided on a PhD in Soc. VS. Medical school as of now but I'm trying to soak up as much info as possible about PhD admissions in Sociology as it is an enigma to me vs. Medical school applications which I'd like to think I have a solid idea of what makes a solid applicant.