I took my first lsat last year august 2020 , though I wasn't ready since it gave me the option to preview my scores. Now I've taken my second exam in october 2021 and want to take one more in November for my goal score. I was advised that I take maximum of 3 lsats and was wondering if the first one also counts as a take?

Some schools note at least 2 recommendation letters, with max of 3 or 4, and I was wondering how many are you guys submitting?