Graduating Soon -- Shared House/Apartment or Own Apartment?

You could afford any of the options so really it comes down to preference. Think outside the box considering if you WANT to put up with a roommate, WANT do commute long, WANT to put all the extra miles on your car, WANT to save up as much money as you can or splurge some on yourself, consider the neighborhood you'd be living in-how close it is to places you frequent and consider what the chances are that you could lose your job or be transfered and how you'd handle the situation with the rental. Cost of living vs. what you make makes it hard to say weather your job is bad or decent pay just as how much you'd be saving is good/bad. Overall a lot of this comes down to preferences, how you want to live your life now and how you want it to be in the furture (safety, savings, etc.). Since you are new to the job market and renting you'll make a lot of mistakes and hopefully learn from then in the next few years. Take these lessons to help you make better decisions later. With that in mind my only real suggestion is to go with the more conservative choices uming you'll learn what works better for you over time and will have to make adjustments to your choices accordingly in the next few years.