Naz, good on the graduation and very good on the job situ...ok living with your 'Rents,
Will you be driving for a commute? Long tough commute, eg NYC or somewhere in NJ? Airport runs? Out and about driving your car selling stuff?
Not being nosey, but a drive to 'the office' and home at night is a diff than busting into the City, or driving all over the metro NY/NJ area during the day.
I agree with prev posters and tend to suggest holding off on a new lease until the dust settles on your new gig in Spring. Barring calamity, your current X will still be worth about what it is now; once settled into work you can decide from a more rational base of circumstances, imo.
GL, mD