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                                                                    Exhibit J(1)


                                     CONSENT


          We hereby consent to the use of our name on the back cover page of the
Prospectuses and under the caption "Counsel to the Trust" in the Statement of
Additional Information contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-1A of The Achievement Funds Trust (Registration
No. 33-26205) filed under the Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 18 under
the Investment Company Act of 1940.


                                     /s/ Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll

May 25, 2000



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