Macbook pro won't turn on or charge. Help?

     I used my Macbook Pro last night and it was perfectly fine.  I turned it off, still with battery life.  This morning I tried turning it on, nothing happened.  So I tried plugging it in to charge to see what would happen.  Nothing.  The light of the charger usually turns bright green.  But it didn't light up at all.  You could see that it turned a little bit green but you can't notice.  Also, my charger was doing fine last night.  I haven't been using my mac for even a year yet.  I started using it around November to December.  I'm a bit disappointed.  I take good care of my mac.  My Dell laptop is still working and I have had it before I got my mac.  I changed it battery once, but it was almost 2 years after I got the Dell.  I would really appreciate help.  All my school work are in my mac and I have no way of getting to them.  I also need it fixed asap.  I chatted with Apple Support, but it's still the same.  I had to go to school so I couldn't do much either.  Thank you very much!!

Hi FilipinoAndProud,
I recently had the exact same issue as you. My laptop wouldn't power on and the charger when plugged in would have a dim green light. I was so frustrated because my Macbook is one month out of the warranty.Anyway I managed to fix the problem by using this post
https://discussions.apple.com/message/22799811#22799811
Budoghost
HT3964 Re: My macbook pro charger won't charger but it has a dim green light on  
Aug 23, 2013 10:24 AM (in response to dominic23)
I had this Problem but now solved. I had to disconnect the battery inside your MacBook Plug your MagSafe charger in (with battery still disconnected inside) and the dim green light will go back to bright green again. Insure your MacBook is turned off Reconnect your battery screw case back on and Enjoy your Fix Macbook.
I hope this helps you.

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