Private Student Loan Consolidation?

I am $65k in debt thanks to PSU, and their Mechanical engineering program. I have no help from my family with my loans, and my interest rate is variable at 8.5%. I will end up paying $120k after only 10 years. Is there anything i can do to help with this? I have been trying to research consolidating my private loans, but that will lock in a fixed rate at 9.8% which doesnt sound worth it. Im confused. Any ideas?