Simmons has an excellent program and it's a great little community. I have only good things to say about it. They really prep you and give you tons of great experience. Clinicals are at all the major hospitals; such as, BMC, Tufts, MGH, BI, B&W, Children's, and Faulkner. Great way to get your foot in at MGH. That's awesome!
I am in the 2 year Dix Scholars program now and will be graduating in May 2011. You could probably get by with working full time for the first fall and spring semesters (I would recommend no more than 30 hours, though). However, there is no way you'll be able to work full time in the summer and second fall semester. I'm working 20 hrs a week now and am finding it extremely difficult to keep up with everything. I would highly recommend start saving every dollar now in order to support yourself in the last year. Good luck, you'll really enjoy Simmons!! :)