OK. I don't have a sub 3.0 GPA or 5 kids. I also interviewed at NYCOM (as you know and withdrew), was accepted at PCSOM, and withdrew from PCOM, WVSOM, UNECOM, UMDNJSOM, and VCOM. I don't know what would have happened with the other schools, but I am sure I would have gotten at least one more interview. Besides the kids, I have great clinical experience, phenomenal LORs, and a lot of other strong things about my application. Plus, I think that I interviewed well. So, you really can't say that my success is simply due to the kids and that I was sick or that I want to go into FM and attend a new school, because there were a lot of other things that were taken into consideration. I know that those things played a role, but they were not the deciding factor in my acceptances. So.....stop being such a downer. The OP needs to do some work on their application, but it certainly is possible to earn a DO acceptance at some point in the future.