Exhibit (j)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 11 to the registration statement on Form N-1A ("Registration
Statement") of our report dated October 11, 2000, relating to the financial
statements and financial highlights which appears in the August 31, 2000 Annual
Report to Shareholders of Scudder Pathways Series: Conservative Portfolio,
Moderate Portfolio (formerly Balanced Portfolio) and Growth Portfolio, which is
also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent
to the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights", "Experts",
"Administrative Fee" and "Independent Accountants and Reports to Shareholders"
in such Registration Statement.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 27, 2000
