What major combination to choose and the importance of GPA

I am an undergraduate student at Notre Dame and I just finished the first semester of my sophomore year. I am still not sure about my major combination. Should I aim for a Finance degree with something like ACMS (Applied Computational Mathematics and Statistics)? How valuable is a major like that in terms of getting an IB job? Is it okay if I go for something like Political Science?

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