does my total gpa of academic years of medical school will depend on the specialty i will enter

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let me tell you my story , i was igcse lost student didnt know what to do with his future, he figured just following what his colleagues from his class was doing ,was his best option ,& he didnt listen to his parents . He decided to take Biology AS & chem AS , he failed both , then he got a bit depressed . & decided he will never take subjects which needs memorizing skills . Then next year he took math Al . he also failed it . & got into depression & many parental problems . His future was on the hands on the universities he registered to. To his luck he was an igcse & had kinda acceptable grades of required of 8 ols . he got accepted into private medical school . due to the depression & mental challenges who put to . he got D in all most subjects first year & failed others , & was thinking of dropping college , but because it was private , he couldn't tell to his parents that he wanna drop off , & that option shouldn't exist . never mind the student realized his mentality was the problem which was affecting his studying , so he find himself in the rabbit hole of the self -improvement , his life had of a bit of positive change , after barely passing all first year subjects & first term of second year . he decided to see a psychiatrist. then after getting well . he hated that the middle eastern world, that makes fun of people & doctors which respect the mental being & knows there are mental diseases which can consider for it a cure . so I want to be a psychiatrist, but I did absolutely bad at the first year & 2nd year & if being honest haven't barely passed all the subjects , i have failed some . & gonna register them at the upcoming summer semesters . I have asked professional & seniors doctors , some say that the gpa rank of total academic year are essential for considering the specialty u want if u wanna take the license from Egypt(or the country u are studying in) . some say does not directly depend on the specialty i wanna choose to pursue. others say its the least thing will consider my specialty . others say there are other options will help in pursuing the specialty i want . as deciding to take an usmle which the score will depend on the specialty i want, they say that the best option I have because psychiatrist is the least desired to students, but the most wanted to the clinical hospitals. if I'm being honest I'm very lost , should I transfer to another uni so I can start over again . or i just should continue with the university I'm in(that what i want , because if I did a plab or usmle it gonna be super costly for my parents, so I wanna save up as much money as i can ) .or because some seniors said its the least desired career to follow, but the most wanted by the community .
 
Nobody cares about your college or med school grades for matching. They care about your step scores and research productivity.

At least that’s my understanding.

Most med schools in America now are P/F

Now, you do need excellent college grades to get into an American med school
 
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