google APA Program statistics. Look at the rates of admissions. Does 6% of applicants being admitted sound competitive?
You'll notice I told you to look it up. That's not just because I am a jerk. You should do that type of self directed learning. Most of your competition is already doing that.
If you show up to an admissions interview, and say, "it sounded like a nice program, and I like living in Missoura...", you're done. Your competition is going to show up with a 4.0, saying positive things about the last article published by the professor that looks like them, and asking questions that are really compliments about intricate knowledge of the program.
Do some deep dives. Learn about the admissions stats, what genders they admit, what ethnicities they tend to admit, take a look at the program photos online, who is on faculty, what they are researching, read their articles to learn about their academic interests, look at the references in their articles and figure out who their friends and heroes are, read their faculty profiles and learn something about their hobbies, figure out how to kiss up to them, go take a day trip and walk around the campus to get a feel for the school (probably not in Kansas City). Now mold yourself into their ideal candidate. Once you're in, you can do what you want.
