AC won't stay plugged in

A few months ago, my power cord stopped working correctly. I have to jiggle it before I get the green/orange light and many times the only way for it to stay lighted is to put a heavy book on top of the plug. I know this pressure cannot be good for the computer, but I don't know what else to do. I have tried other AC adapters (I have two adapters and the same problem with both) and have tried other people's adapters and experienced the same problem, and when other people use mine they don't experience this problem. It is clearly an internal problem with the computer...
As a student who uses my laptop for classes everyday and about to enter exams, I cannot sacrifice my computer to send it in for repairs at this time. I am desperate for suggestions because this is driving me crazy.
If anyone has advice I will be greatly appreciative!
Thanks

I think the trick is to bend the pin without bending the metal sleeve around the pin (as that will make it a lot harder to get it in and out). These things are pretty strong. I deformed a plug when my iBook fell (I don't recall why that happened, really…). It was virtually impossible to get the sleeve back into shape.
If you can put pressure on the pin alone without putting stress on the sleeve…
If it breaks or becomes unusable, you'd need to buy a new adapter (sigh that brand new adapter is the one that got bent). Other solutions would involve buying an external charger & another battery to swap…

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