A few keys on the Integrated key board do not work help

After much trial and error I have found that there is no way for me to fix the fact that my qwertyuio keys on the integrated keyboard do not work....I have not taken my MBP to my local store yet because I have many projects and papers due this week and kinda need it. Luckily i have a bluetooth keyboard that works fine but i do not feel like bringing it everywhere with me in order to work on these papers and projects...where I live in not exactly the quietest place and I would like to go to the library on campus...does not work with those keys not working considering i can type four of the five vowels in the english language

Hello Hickster and welcome the Apple Support Forums,
It definitely sounds like a hardware problem so these things probably won't work but you can try:
Reset PRAM (hold the command-option-p-r during boot up after the chime)
open a new account and see if the problem persists.
go to keyboard preferences and make sure all the keyboard modifier keys are set to default
start the machine in Safe mode by holding the Shift key while it starts.
You could try to reset the SMC by turning off the machine and removing the battery and power cord, holding the power button for 5 secs then putting it all back together.
Like I said, these are unlikely to work but are pretty safe to do. That being said I highly recommend you make a complete cloned backup to another drive before you start messing around with key combinations etc. Be sure to make a back up before you take it in. Specifically back up all the papers you're working on to a thumb drive or some easily accessible media in case there is a problem.
You could then work on your papers with the Library machines (export your files to windows friendly on the thumb drive) while you wait for your MBP to get fixed.
If you still have applecare that is the way to go but if not then you could try to follow the iFixit guides for removing the keyboard and re-installing it to see if it just needed to be reseated. If you have applecare you will void it by doing that so make sure you don't void your warrantee.
Hope you get things figured out.
John

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