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As others have pointed out, sometimes a resume gives a better sense of coherency to what an applicant has been doing than the scatter-shot listing of some things under activities, some under awards, some under work experience, etc. And a resume allows you to list things that might not clearly fall into one of the categories on the app.</p>
<p>But if you see no need for it, there’s a simple answer – don’t include one.</p>