Stars tournament structure has the blind levels increase from $100/$200 to $100/$200 with $25 ante at level 7.

in a full ring tournament, assuming nine players, the price per orbit goes from $300 to $525, a 75% increase that can reduce you from an M of 15 to less than 10.

Considering that previous increases are only around 33% or less, this is a significant jump.

How do you handle this? More specifically, how do you handle this with M's of >10, 10>15, 15>25, <25?

Just play poker and chip up, so you have at least 4-5k at 200/400. The tournament doesn't really start until the 200/400 level. In rebuys, not 'til like the 6/12 or 8/16 levels.