EXHIBIT (j)

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

         We consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in this  Post-Effective
Amendment  No. 31 to the  Registration  Statement of The Wright  Managed  Equity
Trust  (1933 Act File No.  2-78047) on behalf of the Wright  Selected  Blue Chip
Equities Fund,  Wright Major Blue Chip Equities  Fund, and Wright  International
Blue Chip Equities Fund, of our reports dated February 14, 2003, relating to the
Funds  referenced  above,  included in the Annual Report to Shareholders for the
year ended December 31, 2002, in the Statement of Additional  Information  which
is part of such Registration Statement.

         We  also  consent  to the  reference  to our  Firm  under  the  heading
"Financial  Highlights"  in the  Prospectus  and under the caption  "Independent
Certified Public Accountants" of the Statement of Additional Information.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
April 25, 2003