A Brit can do 8 years of college.
You do your 3 year British under-graduate degree, all the while running for your local club....not the Uni.
You have a college degree, without using any NCAA eligiblity.
You come to the US and embark on a masters program at UNM. With a redshirt year in there, you can complete a masters and a PhD and the full 4 years of NCAA competition. Finally getting out of school at 26.
My question - what college coach wouldn't recruit Brits?