like drx said, none of the california schools require the pcat. comparatively speaking, western is easier to get into than some of the other pharm schools in california (ucsf, ucsd, usc), but is probably still competitive when compared to all pharmacy schools in general. also, they are the only school in california to require a full year of biochem, so their requirements are a little more difficult to complete since most people will have to go out of their way to do a full year of biochem.