EXHIBIT (j)


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration
statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration Statement") of our report dated
February 19, 2003, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights
which appear in the December 31, 2002 Annual Report to Shareholders of Columbia
Mid Cap Growth Fund, Inc. (formerly Columbia Special Fund, Inc.), which is also
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to
the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights" and "Independent
Accountants" in such Registration Statement.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 9, 2003