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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the use of our report dated October 2, 2000,
accompanying the financial statement of the Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Select
Equity Trust Select Turnaround Focus List Series 2000 (Registration Statement
No. 333-43328), included herein and to the reference to our Firm as experts
under the heading "Independent Auditors" in the Prospectus which is a part of
this Registration Statement.
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Grant Thornton LLP
Chicago, Illinois
October 2, 2000
