It is hard to put a finger on the concept of intelligence. Some people may classify the words intelligent and smart as synonyms. In my mind a very intelligent person is different than a very smart person although an individual may be both intelligent and smart. A person that is smart has lots of knowledge. Where as intelligence is a person's ability to use their knowledge in any situation and learn from that new situation.

A very smart person with a great amount of knowledge may not be considered intelligent because of their inability to use their knowledge while a person with limited knowledge may be very intelligent and use their limited knowledge to success. In order to be successful you must be intelligent.

Microsoft is one of the largest, most well known companies today. Bill Gates, its founder, dropped out of college. Dropping out of college could...