Thanks for the vote of confidence @Anonymous !
@Anonymous - I am assuming these student loans are in default? If they are, contact the servicer(s) for a rehab plan. For 9 months you make a (usually small) payment and the loans will be brought out of default & current. The lates *might* stay (they aren't required to be deleted, though some servicers do delete them), but the tradelines are current. There's literally nothing better you can do for those tradelines, assuming they are in default. Older, established positive loans like that, is a huge boon to your FICOs (generally).
If you have previously rehabbed (you can only do it once), the other option would be consolidation. I usually caution against it if you can rehab, as it won't bring the tradelines positive, so the negatives will stay on your report. It starts the new loans as one new tradeline, which doesn't look as good as having the older lines for your FICO, but either is better than nothing 
Just FYI: You can usually qualify for lower payment plans (Income based/income driven), which makes payments smaller/easier. I make more than you by a fair bit, and my ICR (another one of the income based options) is ~250 (I pay more than that since I won't qualify for forgiveness and I want it gone, but you could pay the minimum and wait for the ~10-20years forgiveness). If you need a break for payments due to economic hardships, you can usually get forebearance/deferred payments for a few months. There are a lot of different options for payments to prevent issues and forgiveness options. Definitely reach out and help if you need it.
For now, though? If you can, go for rehabilitation. If you can't, then go for consolidation. Either will help you in the long run.
@calyx You are very welcome - it's not like you haven't proven it hundreds of times over
@Anonymous - told ya 