Here are the differences:
APA Style:
Uses author name, date of publication, and page number
Uses last name and first initial. Lists all authors
Capatilizes first word
Uses full name
Lists state abbreviations where city is minor
Lists first page and additional pages
Date follows authors name
First line of an entry is indented, second and next lines are flush with the left margin

MLA:
Uses author name and page
Spells out avaliable names, if more than 3 list first and et al.
Capitalizes every important word
Shortens names
Only lists city
Uses + for pages after the first one
Dates at end of citation
First line flush with left margin, next lines indented
http://lib.radford.edu/tutorial/VII/comp.asp

APA is commonly used in psychology, education, and other social sciences
MLA is commonly used literature, arts, and humanities
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citation.htm

My personal belief? They do this to mess us up. The same reason they have us buy $200 books we don't need, and take math classes that we'll never use in our career. Just to see how much we can strain our brains.

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