Rahmat Wibowo mocked ITB alumnus Raihan Aqil Setiawan's story of recovering from bad grades, revealing his basic chemistry grade, saying a D comes 'from being an idiot' and suggesting his later grades came from AI

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Rahmat Wibowo mocked ITB alumnus Raihan Aqil Setiawan's story of recovering from bad grades, revealing his basic chemistry grade, saying a D comes 'from being an idiot' and suggesting his later grades came from AI

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He published it on YouTube on 31 October 2026. Minute links open the video at that point.

  • A classmate’s grade, on camera. Reacting to a post about Raihan Aqil Setiawan, an ITB materials engineering alumnus and science content creator who came last in primary school and got a D in his first year before graduating, he tells viewers: “you don’t know that Material Aqil’s basic chemistry grade was BC” (minute 1–2). He introduces himself as an ITB alumnus of the same 2019 intake (minute 0).
  • “Because you’re an idiot.” He says a D comes “because you’re an idiot” and a BC “because you talk too much” (minute 4), and that Raihan’s good grades all came after Covid: “we don’t know if he used AI”, but under “proper protocol” his grades were “proven bad” (minute 3). He shows nothing for either claim.
  • “He’s well-off.” Running through reasons a student might struggle, he dismisses them for Raihan: “except he isn’t. He’s well-off” (minute 13). The video’s title calls him a “buzzer”. Compare his mockery of Rahmat Fabhian Aminuddin’s GPA a day earlier.

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[YouTube video, "Kawal Material Raqil : Raihan Aqilah Setiawan Kisah Sukses Buzzer Bangkit Dari Nilai D ?? Apa Ini???", 31 October 2026, 21 minutes. Excerpts from YouTube's automatic captions.] [2:00] Kalian enggak tahu ya si Material Aqil itu nilai kimia dasarnya itu BC ya. BC. (You don't know that Material Aqil's basic chemistry grade was BC. BC.) [3:00] semua nilai bagusnya si Raqil itu setelah zaman Covid ya ... Kita enggak tahu apakah dia menggunakan AI dan lain-lain, tetapi ketika terbukti di saat-saat ujiannya harus dengan protokol yang bagus, terbukti nilai dia jelek ya. (all of Raqil's good grades came after Covid ... We don't know if he used AI and so on, but when his exams had to follow proper protocol, his grades were proven bad.) [4:00] dapat nilai D di nilai akhir karena dongo ya. Dapatnya BC karena banyak bacot (getting a D as a final grade because you're an idiot. Getting a BC because you talk too much) [13:00] Padahal enggak. Orang berada, si Raqil. (Except he isn't. He's well-off, Raqil.)