Quick Answers: Why did my tutor make a comment on my essay but not my friend’s, when they did the exact same thing?

Tutors don’t point out every single mistake, or weakness, or area for improvement in your essay, because we don’t want you to feel overwhelmed and discouraged. We pick out two or three things you can work on for next time. These might be the most important things, or they might be the easiest to fix. Your feedback is tailored to you. That’s why it’s different than your friend’s feedback.

Quick answers: what’s the difference between a Bibliography and a References section?

A Bibliography is a list of all the sources you read whilst preparing a piece of writing.

A References section is a list of all the sources you referred to in a piece of writing.

So if you read it but didn’t cite it, it would belong in a Bibliography but it wouldn’t belong in a References section.

Are you supposed to include a Bibliography? Or are you supposed to include a References section? Check your Assignment Guide to make sure.