My MacBook will not charge.

I bought this computer late last year, probably in October or November. Everything was fine until tonight, I was studying and I noticed I was at about 35% so I plugged it in. Soon, I noticed that it wasn't charging. I tried four different outlets in different rooms and two different chargers, so I am quite sure that it is neither a circuit or adapter problem. I tried shutting it off and all that until it finally died, and now it will not turn back on. I made an appointment at my local Genius Bar, but if anyone has a more immediate solution, it would be appreciated as my exam is in the morning. Thank you!

Check out KB Articles:  Troubleshooting MagSafe Adapters, http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1365  Intel-Based Apple Portables: Troubleshooting a computer that will not power on, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411 Apple Portables: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) and last but not least, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379 Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM

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      Total Number Of Cores:          2
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    Has this happened to anyone else?

    Jaybunni wrote:
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    Spill Cleaning
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    - Try another charging source
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