How do I fix a black screen on a MacBook Pro (less than a year old)?

My daughter was working on her MacBook Pro and the screen went blank.  She has rebooted and tried holding Shift key when rebooting and also Command V.  Neither did anything.  The keyboard is responsive and the computer is sounding/acting like normal except she can't see anything.  She does not have a way to hook up to TV to see if it is the screen.
Any suggestions?  She is as college without a car and not sure when she can get to Apple store and laptop is required for school.

If the screen is black throughout the boot process, meaning no gray screen, no Apple logo, etc., it's likely a hardware problem. If she can't get to an Apple store, she can call and Apple will send a box for her to send it in to them. Of course, that lengthens the time it's out of her hands.

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