Best college for international business major?

Should I change my major from chemical engineering to international business my third year at college?

• I'm going into my 3rd year and was wondering if I should switch from chemical engineering to business. I still don't know what I want to do, and have just procrastinated through college so I don't really know if I like chemical engineering or not. I want a career where I can help people by providing a useful product or service, and hopefully make money at the same time. I'm very confused because I have to sign up for spring classes now and if I don't decide it's definitely going to be too late if it is not already. All my life I've been great with math and sciences, as well as econ/business commerce. I've won awards in both in high school... And in college I chose chemical engineering for a "stable" major which has good job prospects and gives a good technical background... I've already done a 6 month full time research and that went good.. but I've discovered that I want to do something that challenges me to think.. everyday being a new challenge... My gpa is around a 3.3 which is a miracle for how much I study... and I've realized how it's a bad thing I didn't study but idk what I want... I need HELP!!!

• Answer:

  I want a career where I can help people by providing a useful product or service. Sure this is idealistic for everyone, but I think only you can answer yourself. More specifically, what type of impact do you want to make? In both Chemical Engineering and International Business there are opportunities for entrepreneurship in the latter if that's what you are looking for. With Chemical Engineering you can have a more technological focus. A lot of Chem E's can find a job performing process control, simulation, design, etc., which in turn can foster more technical programming skills that a lot of tech start ups value. However with International Business it's a little different. I often see it to go more hand in hand with Entrepreneurship just because you will be equipped with a diverse set of "business like" skills in addition to your technical background. Recruiters that look for business students significantly value students with technical backgrounds over non-technical. In this sense, because of the freedom of this degree to make it your own, really, you can make it to be as challenging as you wish it to be. For the next upcoming semester take classes from both majors.  This is just my take and how both fit your interests. Honestly, I don't see a "wrong" path... Also ever considered doing a double major or minor?