Scheduling MacBook to Turn On and Off

Hi,
I just switched to mac and got a new MacBook. I have been trying to schedule the computer to turn on and shut off at specific times everyday and I am not having any luck. I have tried the scheduling option in the energy saving tab but it does not work for some reason. Is there a trick them I am missing or do I need to use some other software to do this? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks

This might get Energy Saver's scheduled startup and shutdown to work properly:
1) Delete com.apple.PowerManagement.plist and com.apple.AutoWake.plist from [Your Hard Disk]/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration.
2) Reboot your Mac.
3) Go back into Energy Saver and reconfigure it with your preferences.
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